James Edwards
53 • Center
Born: November 22, 1955, Seattle, WA
Height: 7'1"
Weight: 263 lbs.
"Buddah" rejoined Coach Chuck Daly and Bill Laimbeer after the three were together in the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1982. Edwards proved to be a valuable aquirement, providing a big body who could score easily. In each of his first 3 seasons with Detroit, the Pistons reached the NBA Finals, losing to the Lakers in 1988 in seven games before winning back to back titles.
Career highlights:
- Drafted 3rd rnd, 46th overall, by Los Angeles in 1977 out of Washington
- Traded from Phoenix to Detroit for Ron Moore and Detroit's 1991 2nd round draft pick, February 24, 1988
- Traded from Detroit to Los Angeles Clippers for Jeff Martin and the Clippers' 1995 2nd round draft pick, August 13, 1991
| G | FG% | FT% | REB | AST | STE | PTS | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 76 | .500 | .685 | 231 | 49 | 11 | 555 | 7.3 |
| 1989-90 | 82 | .498 | .748 | 345 | 63 | 23 | 1189 | 14.5 |
| G | FG% | FT% | REB | AST | STE | PTS | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 17 | .471 | .784 | 36 | 12 | x | 120 | 7.1 |
| 1989-90 | 20 | .494 | .604 | 71 | 13 | x | 286 | 14.3 |