Utah Jazz · F-G · 6× NBA All-Star · 2× All-NBA · 1976-77 1st All-Rookie selection
Adrian Dantley recorded 1,028 NBA appearances across 15 seasons with Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks.
24.3
career pts/gm
5.7
career reb/gm
2.9
career ast/gm
955
career games
Career honors stored from Basketball Reference
Five defining games
A researched consensus introduction to Adrian Dantley's defining games.
Cross-checked NBA and Jazz legends profiles, official franchise playoff histories and scoring records, Finals retrospectives, verified archive box scores, record-book context, and recurring fan discussion. The list balances Dantley's extraordinary scoring craft with the team stakes often missing from summaries of his career: Utah's first playoff breakthrough and Detroit's 1988 Finals run stand alongside his career high and free-throw record.
Reviewed through 2026-07-18
Single-game records
One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.