Sam Lacey

CLE

seasons13
Draft1970 · #5

Biography

About Sam Lacey

Sam Lacey is a retired NBA C whose career spanned 13 seasons, ending in 1982-83 with CLE. Over 1002 career games, Sam Lacey averaged 10.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

Draft Info

Drafted 1970 · Round 1, Pick 5 (#5 overall) · Cincinnati Royals

Career Averages

10.3 PTS

9.7 REB

3.7 AST

1.3 STL

Awards & Honors

All-Star

Honours: official NBA awards record, as of 2026-10-07.

Season Stats — Career Table

Season Stats

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%
1970-71	CIN	81	13.5	11.3	1.4	—	—	41.8%
1971-72	CIN	81	11.6	12.0	2.1	—	—	42.2%
1972-73	KCO	79	13.5	11.8	2.4	—	—	47.4%
1973-74	KCO	79	14.2	13.4	3.8	1.6	2.3	47.6%
1974-75	KCO	81	11.5	14.2	5.3	1.7	2.1	42.7%
1975-76	KCK	81	12.8	12.6	4.7	1.6	1.7	40.1%
1976-77	KCK	82	10.6	9.0	4.7	1.5	1.6	42.2%
1977-78	KCK	77	8.6	8.3	3.9	1.6	1.4	44.9%
1978-79	KCK	82	10.6	8.6	5.2	1.3	1.7	50.2%
1979-80	KCK	81	9.2	8.0	5.7	1.4	1.3	44.8%
1980-81	KCK	82	6.9	7.1	4.9	1.2	1.5	44.2%
1981-82	TOT	56	2.9	1.9	1.4	0.4	0.7	43.5%
1982-83	CLE	60	4.2	3.9	2.0	0.5	0.4	42.0%

1970-71 CIN 81 GP

PTS 13.5
REB 11.3
AST 1.4
STL —
BLK —
FG% 41.8%
1971-72 CIN 81 GP

PTS 11.6
REB 12.0
AST 2.1
STL —
BLK —
FG% 42.2%
1972-73 KCO 79 GP

PTS 13.5
REB 11.8
AST 2.4
STL —
BLK —
FG% 47.4%
1973-74 KCO 79 GP

PTS 14.2
REB 13.4
AST 3.8
STL 1.6
BLK 2.3
FG% 47.6%
1974-75 KCO 81 GP

PTS 11.5
REB 14.2
AST 5.3
STL 1.7
BLK 2.1
FG% 42.7%
1975-76 KCK 81 GP

PTS 12.8
REB 12.6
AST 4.7
STL 1.6
BLK 1.7
FG% 40.1%
1976-77 KCK 82 GP

PTS 10.6
REB 9.0
AST 4.7
STL 1.5
BLK 1.6
FG% 42.2%
1977-78 KCK 77 GP

PTS 8.6
REB 8.3
AST 3.9
STL 1.6
BLK 1.4
FG% 44.9%
1978-79 KCK 82 GP

PTS 10.6
REB 8.6
AST 5.2
STL 1.3
BLK 1.7
FG% 50.2%
1979-80 KCK 81 GP

PTS 9.2
REB 8.0
AST 5.7
STL 1.4
BLK 1.3
FG% 44.8%
1980-81 KCK 82 GP

PTS 6.9
REB 7.1
AST 4.9
STL 1.2
BLK 1.5
FG% 44.2%
1981-82 TOT 56 GP

PTS 2.9
REB 1.9
AST 1.4
STL 0.4
BLK 0.7
FG% 43.5%
1982-83 CLE 60 GP

PTS 4.2
REB 3.9
AST 2.0
STL 0.5
BLK 0.4
FG% 42.0%

— = not recorded by the league in that season (for example rebounds before 1950-51, steals and blocks before 1973-74).