Home Discover Library Sign in Create account

⌂Home ◎Discover ⌕Library

Home Discover Library Sign in Create account

⌂Home ◎Discover ⌕Library

Willie Burton

Retired

Miami Heat · F-G · 1990-91 2nd All-Rookie selection · 8 NBA seasons · 332 career appearances

Willie Burton recorded 332 NBA appearances across 8 seasons with Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets.

▶Best highlights

10.3

career pts/gm

3.0

career reb/gm

1.3

career ast/gm

314

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Willie Burton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988-89–1994-95

Building a basketball market

Miami Heat · Expansion in South Florida

The Heat endured early losses, then reached their first playoffs behind Rice's shooting and Seikaly's interior play.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1987-88–1995-96

Charles Barkley

An MVP talent without a complete cast

Philadelphia 76ers · The Barkley years

Barkley became a singular force, but Philadelphia's declining roster led to his trade and a full rebuild.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1994-95–2006-07

Dikembe Mutombo

Mookie Blaylock

Mutombo's blocks give way to rebuilding

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

An elite defensive core kept Atlanta relevant in the 1990s before a long rebuild followed the veterans' departure.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1997-98–2015-16

Five titles through constant evolution

San Antonio Spurs · The Duncan dynasty

Duncan's steadiness allowed San Antonio to evolve from twin towers to a flowing motion offense while winning five championships.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1995-96–2001-02

Rice, Jones and Davis keep winning

Charlotte Hornets · A steady playoff team leaves

The Hornets remained competitive through multiple cores, but a damaged ownership relationship ended with relocation to New Orleans.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

1990-91 2nd All-Rookie selection8 NBA seasons332 career appearances3,245 career points2 playoff appearancesCareer high: 53 pointsCareer high: 12 reboundsCareer high: 7 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Team history

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Willie Burton's most significant indexed performances.

Athlore #1 · 100 relevance

PHILADELPHIA76ERS

Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers

53 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST · 1 STL · 2 BLK

Athlore #2 · 77.3 relevance

Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets

27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST · 2 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #3 · 76 relevance

GOLDEN STATEWARRIORS

Golden State Warriors vs Miami Heat

28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #4 · 71.4 relevance

SEATTLESUPERSONICS

Seattle SuperSonics vs Miami Heat

21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST · 2 STL · 2 BLK

Athlore #5 · 68.6 relevance

Miami Heat vs New Jersey Nets

24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Single-game records

Career-high games

One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.

Career high · Points (53)

PHILADELPHIA76ERS

Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers

53 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST · 1 STL · 2 BLK

Career high · Assists (7)

PHILADELPHIA76ERS

Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers

19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST · 2 STL

Career high · Rebounds (12)

Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat

17 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST · 2 STL · 2 BLK

Career high · Steals (4)

Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks

23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST · 4 STL

Career high · Blocks (3)

PHILADELPHIA76ERS

Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons

27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST · 2 STL · 3 BLK