Otis Birdsong

Retired

New Jersey Nets · G · 4× NBA All-Star · 1× All-NBA · 12 NBA seasons

Otis Birdsong recorded 731 NBA appearances across 12 seasons with Brooklyn Nets, Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics.

Best highlights

18.0

career pts/gm

3.0

career reb/gm

3.2

career ast/gm

696

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Otis Birdsong's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1972-73–1984-85

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Nate Archibald

Sam Lacey

Archibald's scoring and a 1981 surprise

Sacramento Kings · The Kansas City Kings

The renamed Kings found intermittent success, including an unlikely conference-finals run, before moving west again.

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Franchise era

1979-80–1992-93

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Larry Bird

Kevin McHale

Passing, rivalry and three more banners

Boston Celtics · The Bird years

Bird restored Boston's place at the center of the league, and the frontcourt he formed with McHale and Parish won three titles.

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Career accomplishments

1× All-NBA4× NBA All-Star12 NBA seasons731 career appearances13,092 career points35 playoff appearancesCareer high: 49 pointsCareer high: 11 reboundsCareer high: 11 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Otis Birdsong

Franchise eras

Sacramento Kings · The Kansas City Kings

Boston Celtics · The Bird years

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games

Franchise eras

Sacramento Kings · The Kansas City Kings

Boston Celtics · The Bird years

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games