Lenny Wilkens PG

Height: 6-1 (185cm)

Weight: 180 lbs (82kg)

Born: Oct 28, 1937 (Passed away Nov 9, 2025, aged 88)

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1960 Round 1, Pick 6, St. Louis Hawks

Pre-Draft Team: Providence (Sr)

High School: Boys & Girls High School (Brooklyn, New York)

NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Famer, All-Star MVP, 9x All-Star, #19 retired by OKC, NBA Coach of the Year, 6x NBA Coach of the Month

Lenny Wilkens Career Timeline

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NBA Transactions

Nov 9, 2025 Deceased

1955-1956

Teams

Boys & Girls High School (Brooklyn, New York)

1956-1957

Teams

N/A

1957-1958

Teams

Providence

1958-1959

Teams

Providence

1959-1960

Awards Won

Consensus All-American Second Team
AP All-American Second Team
USBWA All-American First Team
Sporting News All-American Second Team
NEA All-American Second Team
National Invitation Tournament MVP

NBA Transactions

Apr 11, 1960 St. Louis Hawks Draft Selection

Teams

Providence

1960-1961

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
11.7 4.5 2.8 0.0 0.0

NBA Transactions

Sep 1, 1960 St. Louis Hawks Contract Signing

Teams

St. Louis Hawks

1961-1962

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
18.2 6.6 5.8 0.0 0.0

Teams

St. Louis Hawks

1962-1963

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
11.8 5.4 5.1 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA Western All-Star Coaches Selection

Teams

St. Louis Hawks

1963-1964

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
12.0 4.3 4.6 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA Western All-Star Coaches Selection

Teams

St. Louis Hawks

1964-1965

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
16.5 4.7 5.5 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection

Teams

St. Louis Hawks

1965-1966

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
18.0 4.7 6.2 0.0 0.0

Teams

St. Louis Hawks

1966-1967

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
17.4 5.3 5.7 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA Western All-Star Coaches Selection

Teams

St. Louis Hawks

1967-1968

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
20.0 5.3 8.3 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection

Teams

St. Louis Hawks

1968-1969

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
22.4 6.2 8.2 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection

NBA Transactions

Oct 12, 1968 Atlanta Hawks Players Traded
Oct 12, 1968 Seattle SuperSonics Trade Assignment

Teams

Atlanta Hawks
Seattle SuperSonics

1969-1970

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
17.8 5.0 9.1 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA Western All-Star Coaches Selection

Teams

Seattle SuperSonics

1970-1971

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
19.8 4.5 9.2 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA All-Star MVP
NBA Western All-Star Coaches Selection

Teams

Seattle SuperSonics

1971-1972

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
18.0 4.2 9.6 0.0 0.0

Teams

Seattle SuperSonics

1972-1973

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
20.5 4.6 8.4 0.0 0.0

Awards Won

NBA Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection

NBA Transactions

Jul 1, 1972 Seattle SuperSonics Free Agent
Jul 1, 1972 Seattle SuperSonics Contract Signing
Aug 23, 1972 Seattle SuperSonics Players Traded
Aug 23, 1972 Cleveland Cavaliers Trade Assignment

Teams

Seattle SuperSonics
Cleveland Cavaliers

1973-1974

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
16.4 3.7 7.1 1.3 0.2

Teams

Cleveland Cavaliers

1974-1975

NBA Season Stats

PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
6.5 1.8 3.6 1.2 0.1

NBA Transactions

Oct 7, 1974 Cleveland Cavaliers Players Traded
Oct 7, 1974 Portland Trail Blazers Trade Assignment

Teams

Cleveland Cavaliers
Portland Trail Blazers

1975-1976

NBA Transactions

Jul 1, 1975 Portland Trail Blazers Free Agent

1984-1985

NBA Transactions

Jul 1, 1984 Portland Trail Blazers Renounce Contract

1995-1996

Awards Won

NBA Top 50 Greatest Player

2020-2021

Awards Won

NBA Top 75 Greatest Player