- Sedale Threatt
Sedale Eugene Threatt (born
September 10 1961 inAtlanta, Georgia ) is a retired Americanbasketball player in the NBA. He playedcollege basketball at the West Virginia Institute of Technology from1979 to1983 . He was drafted by thePhiladelphia 76ers in the sixth round of the1983 NBA Draft . He played for four years for the 76ers until he was signed by theChicago Bulls in1987 , then in1988 he was traded to theSeattle SuperSonics . Threatt has the distinction of being the last sixth round pick to play in the NBA, as the NBA draft has since been shortened to two rounds.He stayed in Seattle for four years before being traded to the
Los Angeles Lakers on October 2, 1991 in exchange for three second round draft picks. Threatt was expected to play a back up role toMagic Johnson , however when Johnson retired due to his infection withHIV , Threatt became the starting point guard. Threatt led the Lakers in assists, steals and minutes played each of his first two seasons with the Lakers. In 1992-93 he became the second player in Laker franchise history (joining Magic Johnson) to lead the Lakers in scoring (15.1), assists (6.9) and steals (1.7.) He scored a career high 42 points against the New York Knicks on 03/10/92 and scored a career playoff high 35 points in Game 1 of the 1993 Western Conference Quarter Finals against thePhoenix Suns .Personal
According to "
The New York Times ", the mother of Threatt's sonSedale Threatt Jr. (currently aquarterback for theLehigh University football team) has claimed that Threatt Sr. might have "as many as 14" children.Michael Weinreb, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/sports/10threatt.html "Not Much More Than Name Links Threatt Jr. to Father"] , "The New York Times", October 10, 2007] The same article reported that, "In 2000 in Boston, [Threatt Sr.] pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failing to pay child support for several of his children, including Sedale Jr., and was sentenced to six months in prison."References
External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=THREASE01 Sedale Threatt's college & NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
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