20 Best NBA Draft Picks from Michigan State
By Zac Snyder
Feb 1, 2015; East Lansing, MI, USA; A general view of the Jack Breslin Student Events Center during the first half of the game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
18. . Round 1. Pick 20 (1985). Sam Vincent. 14. player
Sam Vincent‘s NBA career began slowly with only modest playing time in his first two seasons as a member of the Boston Celtics but then finally hit his stride in his third year when he landed in Chicago. Vincent finished that year as a member of the Bulls’ starting lineup, averaging 13 points per game while averaging 33 minutes.
Vincent spent the next year (1988-89) with the Bulls as well before finishing his career with three seasons in Orlando. In those final four and a half seasons with the Bulls and Magic, Vincent averaged 10.2 ppg while starting roughly two-thirds of his teams’ games.
Vincent finished his career with 396 games played and 3,106 total points to his name.
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