NBA
Teams
1977–1978: New Jersey Nets
1979–1980: Utah Jazz
1981–1982: Golden State Warriors
1983–1987: New York Knicks
1988–1991: Washington Bullets
1992–1993: New Jersey Nets
Career Statistics
Games
Season: 874
Playoffs: 28
Rebounds
Season: 5,060
Playoffs: 121
Assists
Season: 3.3
Playoffs: 2.3
Steals
Season: 1.0
Playoffs: 0.9
Blocks
Season: 0.3
Playoffs: 0.2
Points
Season: 19,655
Playoffs: 687
Honors
Hall of Fame
Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013
• NBA All-Rookie Team 1977–1978 with the New Jersey Nets
• NBA 1980–1981 Comeback Player of the Year Award as a member of the Golden State Warriors in 1980–1981
• Second-team All-NBA honors in 1981–1982
• First-team All-NBA selection 1983–1984 and 1984–1985 with the New York Knicks
• Third-team All-NBA selection 1992–1993 with the Washington Bullets
• Led the NBA in scoring in the 1984–1985 season, averaging 32.9 points for the Knicks
• Four-time NBA All-Star (1982, 1984, 1985, 1991)
• Tied for 25th on the NBA’s all-time list for career regular-season scoring average with 22.5 points per game
• Totaled 19,655 points in 874 NBA games
• Set the New York Knicks single-game scoring record of 60 points on Christmas Day 1984 against the New Jersey Nets
• Scored 50 points in consecutive road games on back-to-back nights against the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks
• During a 1984 NBA Playoff series against the Detroit Pistons, King averaged 42.6 points while leading the Knicks to a series win
University of Tennessee Honors
• No. 53 officially retired on Feb. 13, 2007 (first Tennessee men’s player to receive that honor)
• Tennessee Basketball All-Century Team
• 2008 SEC Basketball Legend
• 1986 Lakeland Ledger 25-Year All-SEC Team
• 1977 Consensus All-American
• 1977 co-SEC Player of the Year (AP)
• 1977 All-SEC first team (AP, UPI, Coaches)
• 1976 All-American first team (USBWA, Helms Athletic Foundation)
• 1976 All-American second team (UPI, Converse)
• 1976 All-American (AP, NABC)
• 1976 SEC Player of the Year (AP, UPI)
• 1976 All-SEC first team (AP, UPI, Coaches)
• 1975 All-American first team (Helms Athletic Foundation)
• 1975 All-American second team (UPI, Converse, Basketball Weekly)
• 1975 All-American third team (NABC)
• 1975 SEC Player of the Year (UPI)
• 1975 All-SEC first team (AP, UPI, Coaches)