Editing Maurice Cheeks (section)

===Retirement===
After the season ended Cheeks became a free agent but never played in the NBA again. At 36 years old he retired from the NBA.

In NBA history, as of 2024, Cheeks ranks sixth in steals<ref name=":4" /> and sixteenth in assists among ABA/NBA combined rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Steals |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/stl_career.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":10" /> Upon his retirement from the NBA in 1993, he was the NBA all-time leader in steals, third all-time in playoff steals, and fifth in assists.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Disdier |first=Ryan |date=March 2, 2018 |title=The Hall of Fame Case for Maurice Cheeks |url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/hall-fame-case-maurice-cheeks |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}</ref> He averaged 11.7 points and over 2 steals per game for his career.<ref name=":4" /> In his rookie year, Cheeks averaged 4.1 steals per game in the [[1979 NBA Playoffs]] (37 steals in nine games),<ref name=":4" /> an NBA record for one playoff run (as of 2024).<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/stl_per_g_yearly_p.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> As of 2024, he is second all-time in playoff steals per game average, behind only [[Baron Davis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/stl_per_g_career_p.html |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>