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Paul Westphal

Paul Westphal
Paul Westphal in 2014.jpg
Westphal in 2014 as Brooklyn Nets assistant coach
Personal information
Born (1950-11-30) November 30, 1950 (age 66)
Torrance, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Aviation (Redondo Beach, California)
College USC (1969–1972)
NBA draft 1972 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 1972–1984
Position Guard
Number 44
Coaching career 1985–present
Career history
As player:
19721975 Boston Celtics
19751980 Phoenix Suns
1980–1981 Seattle SuperSonics
19811983 New York Knicks
1983–1984 Phoenix Suns
As coach:
1985–1986 Southwestern Baptist Bible
1986–1988 Grand Canyon
19881992 Phoenix Suns (assistant)
19921995 Phoenix Suns
19982000 Seattle SuperSonics
2001–2006 Pepperdine
2007–2008 Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
20092012 Sacramento Kings
20142016 Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

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Career statistics
Points 12,809 (15.6 ppg)
Assists 3,591 (4.4 apg)
Steals 1,022 (1.3 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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Paul Douglas Westphal (born November 30, 1950) is an American retired basketball player and a former head coach with several National Basketball Association (NBA) and college teams. Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a coach. As a player, he won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in the 1974 NBA Finals. In addition to being a five-time All-Star selection, from 1977 to 1981, Westphal earned three All-NBA First Team selections and one Second Team honor. Later, he returned to the Finals in 1993 as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. He returned to his home state of California when he was the men's basketball head coach at Pepperdine University from 2001 to 2006.

Westphal is a former assistant coach on Lionel Hollins' staff on the Brooklyn Nets.

Westphal was born in Torrance, California. He went to Aviation High School and then USC. He was the 10th overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. After three seasons in Boston, including a championship in 1974, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. In 1976, Westphal helped the Suns reach their first-ever NBA Finals appearance, where they played against the Celtics. Game 5 of that series is often called "the greatest game ever played" in NBA history.


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