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Kiki Vandeweghe

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Denver Nuggets · F · 2× NBA All-Star · 13 NBA seasons · 879 career appearances

Kiki Vandeweghe recorded 879 NBA appearances across 13 seasons with Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers.

▶Best highlights

19.7

career pts/gm

3.4

career reb/gm

2.1

career ast/gm

811

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Kiki Vandeweghe's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976-77–1989-90

Kiki Vandeweghe

Alex English and basketball at full speed

Denver Nuggets · Doug Moe's motion machine

English led a free-flowing offense that made nine straight playoffs and reached the 1985 conference finals.

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Franchise era

1977-78–1985-86

Kiki Vandeweghe

Mychal Thompson

A playoff fixture searches for another star

Portland Trail Blazers · After Walton

Walton's injuries broke the defending champion, yet Portland began a long streak of postseason appearances.

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Franchise era

1986-87–1994-95

Kiki Vandeweghe

Depth, athleticism and two shots at a title

Portland Trail Blazers · The Drexler Finals teams

A balanced, athletic roster reached the Finals in 1990 and 1992 and won 63 games at its peak.

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Franchise era

1985-86–1999-00

Kiki Vandeweghe

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

1984-85–2008-09

Kiki Vandeweghe

Rare playoff sparks amid dysfunction

LA Clippers · The long Los Angeles struggle

The Clippers spent most of their first quarter-century in Los Angeles near the bottom, with brief respites around Manning and Brand.

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Career accomplishments

2× NBA All-Star13 NBA seasons879 career appearances17,077 career points68 playoff appearancesCareer high: 51 pointsCareer high: 14 reboundsCareer high: 10 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Team history

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Kiki Vandeweghe's most significant indexed performances.

Athlore #1 · 97.4 relevance

SAN ANTONIOSPURS

San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets

50 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #2 · 94 relevance

Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets

51 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST · 2 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #3 · 93.4 relevance

Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets

45 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST · 1 BLK

Athlore #4 · 92.8 relevance

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

SACRAMENTOKINGS

Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings

47 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST · 1 BLK

Athlore #5 · 90.8 relevance

Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets

49 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST

Single-game records

Career-high games

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

Career high · Points (51)

Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets

51 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST · 2 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Assists (10)

LOS ANGELESLAKERS

Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets

21 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST · 1 STL · 2 BLK

Career high · Rebounds (14)

Western ConferenceSemifinals

SAN ANTONIOSPURS

San Antonio Spurs vs Denver Nuggets

34 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Steals (4)

New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks

13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST · 4 STL

Career high · Blocks (4)

SAN DIEGOCLIPPERS

San Diego Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST · 1 STL · 4 BLK