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Paul Neumann
Neumann, circa 1959
Personal information
Born (1938-01-30) January 30, 1938 (age 86)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewport Harbor
(Newport Beach, California)
CollegeStanford (1956–1959)
NBA draft1959: 4th round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career1961–1967
PositionPoint guard
Number5, 15
Career history
1961Washington Tapers
1961–1965Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
1965–1967San Francisco Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-PCC (1959)
  • Second-team All-PCC (1958)
Career NBA statistics
Points4,989 (11.0 ppg)
Rebounds1,318 (2.9 rpg)
Assists1,453 (3.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Paul R. Neumann (born January 30, 1938) is an American retired basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early career

A guard, Neumann attended Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California and played college basketball for Stanford University.

NBA career

He was selected in the 4th round of the 1959 NBA draft by the Syracuse Nationals. He played two seasons with the Nationals, and remained with the team as it moved to Philadelphia and was renamed the Philadelphia 76ers.

In 1965, he was traded at mid-season along with Connie Dierking and Lee Shaffer to the San Francisco Warriors for Wilt Chamberlain, a trade that is frequently cited as an example of a star player (in this case, Chamberlain) being traded for far less than he is worth.

He played two more full seasons with the Warriors before retiring in 1967.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1961–62 Syracuse 77 16.4 .429 .773 2.5 2.3 6.2
1962–63 Syracuse 80* 19.8 .471 .815 2.5 2.8 8.2
1963–64 Philadelphia 74 26.7 .443 .789 3.3 3.9 11.6
1964–65 Philadelphia 40 27.5 .491 .804 2.6 3.5 14.4
1964–65 San Francisco 36 25.9 .450 .723 2.7 2.6 10.8
1965–66 San Francisco 66 26.2 .420 .836 3.2 2.8 14.4
1966–67 San Francisco 78 31.0 .424 .800 3.5 4.4 13.9
Career 451 24.4 .442 .799 2.9 3.2 11.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1962 Syracuse 5 24.8 .414 .667 3.4 2.8 5.6
1963 Syracuse 4 16.3 .444 .000 3.5 2.3 4.0
1964 Philadelphia 5 33.0 .458 .839 2.6 5.0 16.0
1967 San Francisco 15* 16.9 .330 .745 1.1 2.3 6.2
Career 29 21.0 .392 .765 2.1 2.8 7.5

References

  1. McGraw, Mike (June 25, 2007). "Kobe not first superstar to whine for a trade". Daily Herald. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  2. "Paul Neumann NBA playing stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

External links

1961 Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans
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