Do You Know This Player? (Otis Thorpe Edition)

Trivia questions to test your NBA knowledge.

I don’t remember when I learned about Otis Thorpe (it might possibly be from a basketball card) but whenever I needed a solid big who can rebound in NBA Live, I tended to try to trade for him.

Thorpe was a 6-10, 250 pound power forward who averaged a double-double multiple times. He was also durable and practically never missed games.

Between 1987 and 1992, he played 82 games a season and averaged 37 minutes a game as the starting power forward.

If that’s not an ironman, I don’t know what is!

Anyway, let’s see if you know who he is. Here are 8 trivia questions to test your knowledge:

1. What team drafted Thorpe?

1. Kansas City Kings

2. Houston Rockets

3. Detroit Pistons

4. Miami Heat

2. What overall draft pick was used on Thorpe?

1. 3rd

2. 7th

3. 9th

4. 16th

3. When was Thorpe drafted?

1. 1982

2. 1983

3. 1984

4. 1985

4. Thorpe was an NBA All-Star in 1991-92. How many points, rebounds, and assists did he average that season?

1. 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists

2. 17.1 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists

3. 14.0 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists

4. 17.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists

5. Which team did Thorpe win an NBA Championship with?

1. Chicago Bulls

2. Houston Rockets

3. Detroit Pistons

4. Los Angeles Lakers

6. How many rebounds did Thorpe average in the NBA Finals (he only went to one Finals)?

1. 11.3

2. 10.2

3. 8.1

4. 10.3

7. Thorpe grabbed a career high in rebounds against the New York Knicks on Feb. 15, 1990. How many rebounds did he record?

1. 17

2. 20

3. 24

4. 26

8. Thorpe scored a career-high 40 points on Dec. 7, 1993. Which team was he playing against?

1. Milwaukee Bucks

2. Portland Trail Balzers

3. Philadelphia 76ers

4. Charlotte Hornets

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Answers:

1. A. Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings

2. C. He was drafted with the 9th overall pick.

3. C. He was drafted in 1984.

4. D. In his All-Star season, he averaged 17.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists.

5. B. Thorpe won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994.

6. A. Thorpe averaged 11.3 rebounds over a 7-game Finals series.

7. D. He grabbed 26 rebounds in a dominant win over the New York Knicks (124-105).

8. D. He scored a career-high 40 points against the Charlotte Hornets. His team, the Houston Rockets, won the game 121-102.