1984-1985 Otis Thorpe Kansas City Kings Rookie Yr Game Worn Shooting Shirt w/COA from Heritage
Otis Thorpe spent 17 seasons in the NBA. He was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994.
Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft. In 1985, the Kings relocated to Sacramento. During the 1987-88 NBA season, Thorpe averaged career-highs of 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists. Thorpe was traded to the Houston Rockets for Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen in October 1988.
While with the Rockets, Thorpe made his only All-Star appearance in 1992. Thorpe played in 542 consecutive games between 1986 and 1992 and, at one time, held the longest streak of consecutive games played in the NBA.
On December 7, 1993, Thorpe scored a career-high 40 points in a win over the Charlotte Hornets. That season, Thorpe was an integral part of the Houston Rockets' trip to the 1994 NBA Finals and subsequent first NBA Championship.
46 games through the next season, the Rockets realized that they were struggling and needed a change. The team sent Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers in a deal for Clyde Drexler and Tracy Murray. He holds the Rockets' all-time record for the highest field goal accuracy (55.9%).
After being traded to the Blazers, Thorpe continued to bounce around the NBA, playing for multiple teams. Thorpe played for the Pistons, the Grizzlies, back to the Kings, the Wizards, the Heat and finished his career with the Hornets.
Thorpe holds career averages of 14.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He finished his career with over 17,000 points and 10,000 rebounds in the NBA.
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