Herb Williams

Retired

Indiana Pacers · C-F · 19 NBA seasons · 1,333 career appearances · 12,097 career points

Herb Williams recorded 1,333 NBA appearances across 19 seasons with Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Toronto Raptors.

Best highlights

10.9

career pts/gm

5.9

career reb/gm

1.7

career ast/gm

1,098

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Herb Williams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976-77–1986-87

Herb Williams

Billy Knight

Clark Kellogg

Financial strain and a decade of rebuilding

Indiana Pacers · The difficult NBA transition

Merger costs and unstable rosters kept Indiana near the bottom until a UCLA shooter arrived in the draft.

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Franchise era

1987-88–1999-00

Herb Williams

Reggie Miller

Rik Smits

Clutch shooting and the first NBA Finals

Indiana Pacers · Reggie Miller time

Miller turned playoff pressure into theater, leading five conference-finals appearances and the 2000 Finals.

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Franchise era

1980-81–1989-90

Herb Williams

Mark Aguirre

Rolando Blackman

Aguirre, Blackman and annual improvement

Dallas Mavericks · The expansion team grows fast

Dallas drafted aggressively, reached the playoffs by year four and pushed the Showtime Lakers to seven games in the 1988 conference finals.

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Franchise era

1990-91–1997-98

Herb Williams

Jason Kidd

Jamal Mashburn

Talent without stability

Dallas Mavericks · The lost decade and Triple J

A prolonged collapse produced a gifted young trio, but injuries and conflict prevented it from becoming a lasting foundation.

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Franchise era

1985-86–1999-00

Herb Williams

Patrick Ewing

John Starks

Defense, rivalry and relentless contention

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

Ewing anchored thirteen straight playoff teams and two Finals runs in an era defined by physical defense and narrow margins.

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Franchise era

1995-96–1997-98

Herb Williams

Damon Stoudamire

Doug Christie

Basketball takes root in Canada

Toronto Raptors · The expansion Raptors

Stoudamire gave the new franchise immediate credibility as it built an audience and navigated its early roster.

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Franchise era

2000-01–2009-10

Herb Williams

Stephon Marbury

David Lee

Constant changes without a foundation

New York Knicks · The lost decade

New York chased short-term fixes through a costly decade and reached the playoffs only once.

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Career accomplishments

19 NBA seasons1,333 career appearances12,097 career points55 playoff appearancesCareer high: 40 pointsCareer high: 29 reboundsCareer high: 8 assists

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Herb Williams

Franchise eras

Indiana Pacers · The difficult NBA transition

Indiana Pacers · Reggie Miller time

Dallas Mavericks · The expansion team grows fast

Dallas Mavericks · The lost decade and Triple J

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

Toronto Raptors · The expansion Raptors

New York Knicks · The lost decade

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

Herb Williams

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Indiana Pacers · The difficult NBA transition

Indiana Pacers · Reggie Miller time

Dallas Mavericks · The expansion team grows fast

Dallas Mavericks · The lost decade and Triple J

New York Knicks · The Ewing era

Toronto Raptors · The expansion Raptors

New York Knicks · The lost decade

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games