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{{short description|American basketball player (1941β2016)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Nate Thurmond | image = Nate Thurmond 1969.jpeg | width = | caption = Thurmond with the Warriors in 1969 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 225 | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|7|25}} | birth_place = [[Akron, Ohio]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|7|16|1941|7|25}} | death_place = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S. | high_school = [[National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School|Central]] (Akron, Ohio) | college = [[Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball|Bowling Green]] (1960β1963) | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 3 | draft_year = 1963 | draft_team = [[San Francisco Warriors]] | career_start = 1963 | career_end = 1977 | career_number = 42 | career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] / [[power forward]] | years1 = {{nbay|1963|start}}β{{nbay|1973|end}} | team1 = [[Golden State Warriors|San Francisco / Golden State Warriors]] | years2 = {{nbay|1974|start}}β{{nbay|1975|start}} | team2 = [[Chicago Bulls]] | years3 = {{nbay|1975|start}}β{{nbay|1976|end}} | team3 = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] | highlights = * 7Γ [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1965}}β{{nasg|1968}}, {{nasg|1970}}, {{nasg|1973}}, {{nasg|1974}}) * 2Γ [[NBA All-Defensive First Team]] ({{nbay|1968|end}}, {{nbay|1970|end}}) * 3Γ [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|1971|end}}β{{nbay|1973|end}}) * [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1963|end}}) * [[NBA anniversary team]] ([[50 Greatest Players in NBA History|50th]], [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team|75th]]) * No. 42 [[Golden State Warriors#Retired numbers|retired by Golden State Warriors]] * No. 42 [[Cleveland Cavaliers#Retired numbers|retired by Cleveland Cavaliers]] * Consensus second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1963 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1963]]) * 3Γ First-team All-[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] (1961β1963) | stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]] | stat1value = 14,437 (15.0 ppg) | stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] | stat2value = 14,464 (15.0 rpg) | stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] | stat3value = 2,575 (2.7 apg) | HOF_player = nate-thurmond | CBBASKHOF_year = 2006 }} '''Nathaniel Thurmond''' (July 25, 1941 β July 16, 2016) was an American professional [[basketball]] player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) with the [[Golden State Warriors]] franchise. He played the [[Center (basketball)|center]] and [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] positions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Daniel|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/ci_30135514/nate-thurmond-warriors-legend-dead|title=Nate Thurmond dead at 74; Warriors legend battled leukemia|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=July 16, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> Thurmond was a seven-time [[List of NBA All-Stars|All-Star]] and the first player in NBA history to record an official [[quadruple-double]]. In 1965, he grabbed 42 rebounds in a game; only [[Wilt Chamberlain]] and [[Bill Russell]] recorded more rebounds in an NBA game. Thurmond was named a member of the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1985, one of the [[50 Greatest Players in NBA History]],<ref name=quad>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/121510/in-era-of-great-centers-nate-thurmond-was-among-the-best|title=In era of great centers, Nate Thurmond was among the best|work=ESPN|date=July 16, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> and part of the [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]] in 2021.<ref>nba.com/75</ref> Known to fans as "'''Nate the Great'''",<ref name=bballref>{{cite web | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thurmna01.html | title = Nate Thurmond NBA Stats | work = Basketball-Reference.com | access-date = January 5, 2008 | archive-date = July 16, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100716123818/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thurmna01.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> Thurmond has had his No. 42 jersey retired by both the Golden State Warriors and the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-legend-nate-thurmond-dies-at-74/|title=NBA legend Nate Thurmond dies at 74|work=FoxNews.com|date=July 16, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> == Early life and college == [[File:Thurmond BGSU.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Thurmond grabbing a rebound while at Bowling Green]] Thurmond started at Akron's [[National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School|Central High School]], where he played alongside fellow future NBA star [[Gus Johnson (basketball)|Gus Johnson]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/thurmond_bio.html |title=Nate Thurmond Bio |work=NBA.com |access-date=March 3, 2013}}</ref> Passing up a scholarship offer from [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] to avoid becoming a backup to [[Jerry Lucas]], a high school rival, Thurmond chose to play college basketball at [[Bowling Green State University|Bowling Green]].<ref name=musselman>{{cite web|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/BGSU/2005/03/13/Nate-the-Great-Thurmond-was-BG-s-best-and-among-elite-in-NBA.html|title=Nate the Great: Thurmond was BG's best and among elite in NBA|work=Toledo Blade|last=Musselman|first=Ron|date=March 13, 2005|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> Thurmond led the [[Mid-American Conference]] in rebounds during all three of his varsity seasons (with a college career average of 17.0 rebounds per game),<ref name=musselman/> and was named a first-team All-American by ''[[The Sporting News]]'' in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mac-sports.com/hof.aspx?hof=49&path=&kiosk=|title=Nate Thurmond, Bowling Green|work=Mid-American Conference|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> In Thurmond's last two years with Bowling Green, he helped lead the team into the NCAA Tournament and he set a school record with 31 rebounds in his final college game.<ref name=musselman/> == Professional career == === San Francisco/Golden State Warriors === Thurmond was drafted 3rd overall by the San Francisco Warriors (now known as the [[Golden State Warriors]]) in the [[1963 NBA draft]]. As a rookie, he mainly played a supporting role alongside Hall of Fame center [[Wilt Chamberlain]]. Thurmond averaged 7 points and 10.4 rebounds in his first NBA season and was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie Team]] in 1964.<ref name=bio/> After Chamberlain was traded to the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] during the next season, Thurmond blossomed into a highly productive starting center for the Warriors. Among his many accomplishments Thurmond set a regular-season record for rebounds in a quarter with 18,<ref name=bio/> and averaged [[List of National Basketball Association top individual rebounding season averages|21.3 and 22.0 rebounds per game]] in the [[1966β67 NBA season|1966β67]] and [[1967β68 NBA season|1967β68]] seasons.<ref name=bballref/> Thurmond placed second to Chamberlain in the [[NBA MVP|MVP]] balloting in the 1966β67 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1967.html|title=1966-67 NBA Awards Voting|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> averaged over 20 points per game each season from [[1967β68 NBA season|1967β68]] through [[1971β72 NBA season|1971β72]], and played in seven [[NBA All-Star Game]]s as a member of the Warriors.<ref name=bballref/> Thurmond also gained a fearsome defensive reputation in the NBA. [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] called Thurmond the toughest defender he ever faced during his 20-season professional career.<ref name=livingston>{{citation |last=Livingston |first=Bill |title=Nate Thurmond, defensive star of Miracle of Richfield Cavaliers, dies | newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=July 16, 2016 |url=https://www.cleveland.com/livingston/2016/07/nate_thurmond_defensive_star_o.html |publisher=cleveland.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427232115/https://www.cleveland.com/livingston/2016/07/nate_thurmond_defensive_star_o.html |archive-date= Apr 27, 2023 }}</ref> NBA All-Star center [[Bob Rule]] recalled Thurmond blocking six of his seven shots during the first half of their first encounter. After his coach urged him to "Keep putting 'em up. He can't block 'em all", Rule responded "Yeah, well if I hadn't made that layup it would have been all of 'em."<ref name=rcc>{{Cite news| title = With RCC honor, Rule revisits memory lane | newspaper=[[Press-Enterprise]] |date = October 19, 2011 | url=https://www.pe.com/2011/10/19/column-with-rcc-honor-rule-revisits-memory-lane/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926125858/https://www.pe.com/2011/10/19/column-with-rcc-honor-rule-revisits-memory-lane/ |archive-date= Sep 26, 2021 }}</ref> In spite of the contributions of star teammates like [[Rick Barry]] and Thurmond's stalwart play at center, the Warriors were unable to win a championship. They reached the [[1967 NBA Finals]], but lost to Chamberlain's 76ers.<ref name=bio/> === Chicago Bulls === A 33-year-old Thurmond was acquired by the [[Chicago Bulls]] in exchange for [[Clifford Ray]] and $100,000 prior to the [[1974β75 NBA season|1974β75 season]] on September 3, 1974. The Bulls had felt a need for one starting center rather than continue with a three-man rotation of Ray, [[Tom Boerwinkle]] and [[Dennis Awtrey]]. The Warriors added more fiscal stability when completing the deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19740904&id=8yArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V4kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=643,680968&hl=en |via=Google News |title=Chicago Acquires Nate Thurmond; For Clifford Ray and Cash|work=Schenectady Gazette|date=September 4, 1974|access-date=July 18, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519024516/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19740904&id=8yArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V4kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=643,680968&hl=en |archive-date= May 19, 2024 }}</ref> On October 18, 1974, against the [[Atlanta Hawks]], in his debut as a Bull, he recorded 22 [[point (basketball)|points]], 14 rebounds, 13 [[assist (basketball)|assists]] and 12 [[block (basketball)|blocked shots]], becoming the first player in NBA history to officially record a [[quadruple-double]]<ref name=bio/> (blocked shots were not counted before {{nbay|1973}}).<ref name=LZ>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=granderson/090311|title=Will the NBA ever produce another quadruple-double?|last=Granderson|first=LZ|work=ESPN Page 2|date=March 11, 2009|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> === Cleveland Cavaliers === Thirteen games into the [[1975β76 NBA season|1975β76 season]], Thurmond was traded along with [[Rowland Garrett]] to the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] for [[Steve Patterson (basketball)|Steve Patterson]] and [[Eric Fernsten]] on November 27, 1975. Thurmond's mobility on the court failed to mesh with an offense built for a more stationary center, resulting in diminished playing time on a team enduring a nine-game losing streak at the time of the deal.<ref>[http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1975/11/28/page/67/article/pick-up-marin-from-braves Logan, Bob. "Nate goes to Cavs, Bulls get Patterson; Pick up Marin from Braves", ''Chicago Tribune'', November 28, 1975].{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref> In Cleveland, the now 35-year-old Thurmond came off the bench for the injured [[Jim Chones]] to lead Cleveland's "[[Miracle at Richfield]]" team to the [[NBA Eastern Conference finals]] before the Cavaliers lost to the [[Boston Celtics]] in 1976.<ref name=livingston/> A role player reduced to limited minutes and mid-single digit scoring and rebounds, Thurmond retired at the end of the 1976β77 season. == Personal life == [[File:Nate Thurmond (18348391063).jpg|thumb|Thurmond at the Golden State Warriors Victory Parade on June 19, 2015]] After retirement, Thurmond returned to [[San Francisco]] and opened a restaurant, Big Nate's BBQ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/12/27/big-nates-bbq-closes-catheads-bbq-moving-in/|title=Big Nate's BBQ closes; CatHead's BBQ en route|work=SFGate|last=Lucchesi|first=Paolo|date=December 27, 2011|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> He sold the restaurant after 20 years, while living in San Francisco with his wife, Marci. As of 2019, the [[Chase Center]], home venue for the [[Golden State Warriors]], features a Big Nate's BBQ kiosk with dishes that pay homage to his career.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guerrero |first=Susana |date=August 26, 2019 |title= These Bay Area food favorites will be available at the Chase Center. The regularly played on basketball courts in Golden Gate park is named after the Warriors legend. |url=https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/warriors-chase-center-food-restaurants-drinks-14379881.php#photo-18164121 |work=SF Chronicle |location=San Francisco, CA |access-date=September 5, 2019 }}</ref> He was given the title "Warriors Legend & Ambassador" by the Warriors organization.<ref name=Chronicle>{{cite news|last=Whiting|first=Sam|title=Big Nate Thurmond a center of attention|url=http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Big-Nate-Thurmond-a-center-of-attention-4323905.php|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=March 2, 2013|date=March 3, 2013}}</ref> Thurmond died on July 16, 2016, nine days away from his 75th birthday, after a short battle with [[leukemia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors Legend and Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond Passes Away at Age of 74|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/warriors-legend-and-hall-famer-nate-thurmond-passes-away-age-74|work=NBA.com|date=July 16, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> During the 2016β17 season, the Warriors paid homage to Thurmond by patching his number to their jerseys. ==Statistical accomplishments== '''First player in NBA history to record a [[quadruple-double]] in a game''':<ref name=quad/> Chicago Bulls (120) vs. Atlanta Hawks (115), {{Dts|1974|October|18|format=mdy}} (OT)<ref name=LZ/> *22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, and 12 blocked shots<ref name=LZ/> *The game was Thurmond's debut with the Chicago Bulls.<ref name=LZ/> *[[Alvin Robertson]], [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] are the only other players to achieve a quadruple-double. Blocked shots were not recorded prior to 1973-74<ref name=LZ/> '''One of five players in NBA history to average at least 15 rebounds per game for his career''': 15.0<ref name=rebounds>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/trb_per_g_career.html|title=NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Rebounds Per Game|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> (14,464/964)<ref name=bballref/> *Also done by [[Wilt Chamberlain]], [[Bill Russell]], [[Bob Pettit]] and [[Jerry Lucas]]<ref name=rebounds/> '''One of five players in NBA history to average at least 20 rebounds per game during a season''': 21.3 ({{nbay|1966}}), 22.0 ({{nbay|1967}})<ref name=bballref/> *Also achieved by [[Bill Russell]], [[Wilt Chamberlain]], [[Bob Pettit]] and [[Jerry Lucas]]<ref name=rpg>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/trb_per_g_season.html|title=NBA & ABA Single Season Leaders and Records for Rebounds Per Game|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref><!-->Note: Thurmond only played 51 games in 1967-68, and thus that season does not appear in this list.<--> [[List of National Basketball Association players with most rebounds in a game|'''One of four players in NBA history to record 40 or more rebounds in a game''': 42, vs. Detroit Pistons, {{Dts|1965|November|9|format=mdy}}]]<ref>Weir, Tom (November 9, 2011). "[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/11/nate-thurmond-42-rebounds-wilt-chamberlain-bill-russell/1#.V4uOPbgrLIU Daily NBA fix: The night Nate Thurmond had 42 rebounds]". ''USA Today''. Retrieved July 17, 2016.</ref> *Also achieved by [[Bill Russell]], [[Wilt Chamberlain]] and [[Jerry Lucas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4034877|title=Emerging from Wilt's shadow, Nate Thurmond became an all-time great|work=ESPN|last=Shouler|first=Ken|date=July 16, 2016|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> '''NBA regular season record for rebounds in a quarter''': 18, at Baltimore Bullets, {{Dts|1965|February|28|format=mdy}}<ref name=bio/> == NBA career statistics == {{NBA player statistics legend}} === Regular season === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1963}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1963β64 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] | 76 || {{sort|-|β}} || 25.9 || .395 || {{sort|-|β}} || .549 || 10.4 || 1.1 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 7.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1964}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1964β65 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] | 77 || {{sort|-|β}} || 41.2 || .419 || {{sort|-|β}} || .658 || 18.1 || 2.0 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 16.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1965}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1965β66 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] | 73 || {{sort|-|β}} || 39.6 || .406 || {{sort|-|β}} || .654 || 18.0 || 1.5 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 16.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1966}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1966β67 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] | 65 || {{sort|-|β}} || 42.5 || .437 || {{sort|-|β}} || .629 || 21.3 || 2.6 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 18.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1967}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1967β68 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] | 51 || {{sort|-|β}} || 43.6 || .411 || {{sort|-|β}} || .644 || '''22.0''' || '''4.2''' || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 20.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1968}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1968β69 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] | 71 || {{sort|-|β}} || '''45.2''' || .410 || {{sort|-|β}} || .615 || 19.7 || 3.6 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 21.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1969}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1969β70 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] | 43 || {{sort|-|β}} || 44.6 || .414 || {{sort|-|β}} || '''.754''' || 17.7 || 3.5 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || '''21.9''' |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1970}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1970β71 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] | '''82''' || {{sort|-|β}} || 40.9 || .445 || {{sort|-|β}} || .730 || 13.8 || 3.1 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 20.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1971}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1971β72 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]] | 78 || {{sort|-|β}} || 43.1 || .432 || {{sort|-|β}} || .743 || 16.1 || 2.9 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 21.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1972}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1972β73 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]] | 79 || {{sort|-|β}} || 43.3 || '''.446''' || {{sort|-|β}} || .718 || 17.1 || 3.5 || {{sort|-|β}} || {{sort|-|β}} || 17.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1973}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1973β74 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]] | 62 || {{sort|-|β}} || 39.7 || .444 || {{sort|-|β}} || .666 || 14.2 || 2.7 || '''.7''' || '''2.9''' || 13.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1974}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1974β75 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]] | 80 || {{sort|-|β}} || 34.5 || .364 || {{sort|-|β}} || .589 || 11.3 || 4.1 || .6 || 2.4 || 7.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1975}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1975β76 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]] | 13 || {{sort|-|β}} || 20.0 || .444 || {{sort|-|β}} || .444 || 5.5 || 2.0 || .3 || .9 || 3.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1975}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1975β76 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]] | 65 || {{sort|-|β}} || 17.4 || .418 || {{sort|-|β}} || .514 || 5.3 || 1.0 || .3 || 1.3 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1976}} | style="text-align:left;"|[[1976β77 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]] | 49 || {{sort|-|β}} || 20.3 || .407 || {{sort|-|β}} || .642 || 7.6 || 1.7 || .3 || 1.7 || 5.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 964 || {{sort|-|β}} || 37.2 || .421 || {{sort|-|β}} || .667 || 15.0 || 2.7 || .5 || 2.1 || 15.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star | 5 || 2 || 20.8 || .326 || {{sort|-|β}} || .375 || 8.8 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 6.2 {{S-end}} ===Playoffs=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1964 NBA Playoffs|1964]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1963-64 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] |12||{{sort|-|β}}||34.2||.438||{{sort|-|β}}||.679||12.3||.8||{{sort|-|β}}||{{sort|-|β}}||10.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1967 NBA Playoffs|1967]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1966-67 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] |'''15'''||{{sort|-|β}}||'''46.0'''||.433||{{sort|-|β}}||.571||'''23.1'''||3.1||{{sort|-|β}}||{{sort|-|β}}||15.9 |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1969 NBA Playoffs|1969]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1968-69 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] |6||{{sort|-|β}}||43.8||.392||{{sort|-|β}}||.588||19.5||4.7||{{sort|-|β}}||{{sort|-|β}}||16.7 |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1971 NBA Playoffs|1971]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1970-71 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]] |5||{{sort|-|β}}||38.4||.371||{{sort|-|β}}||'''.800'''||10.2||3.0||{{sort|-|β}}||{{sort|-|β}}||17.6 |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1972 NBA Playoffs|1972]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1971-72 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]] |5||{{sort|-|β}}||'''46.0'''||.434||{{sort|-|β}}||.750||17.8||'''5.2'''||{{sort|-|β}}||{{sort|-|β}}||'''25.4''' |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1973 NBA Playoffs|1973]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1972-73 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]] |11||{{sort|-|β}}||41.8||.398||{{sort|-|β}}||'''.800'''||13.2||3.6||{{sort|-|β}}||{{sort|-|β}}||14.5 |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1975 NBA Playoffs|1975]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1974-75 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]] |13||{{sort|-|β}}||19.5||.368||{{sort|-|β}}||.486||6.7||2.4||.4||1.6||3.5 |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1976 NBA Playoffs|1976]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1975-76 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]] |13||{{sort|-|β}}||28.8||'''.468'''||{{sort|-|β}}||.406||9.0||2.2||'''.5'''||'''2.2'''|| 6.7 |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[1977 NBA Playoffs|1977]] |style="text-align:left;"|[[1976-77 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]] |1||{{sort|-|β}}||1.0||{{sort|-|β}}||{{sort|-|β}}||{{sort|-|β}}||1.0||.0||.0||1.0|| .0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 81 || {{sort|-|β}} || 35.5 || .416 || {{sort|-|β}} || .621 || 13.6 || 2.8 || .4 || 1.9 || 11.9 {{S-end}} ==See also== * [[List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders]] * [[List of National Basketball Association players with most rebounds in a game]] * [[List of National Basketball Association players with most blocks in a game]] * [[List of National Basketball Association single-season rebounding leaders]] * [[Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==Further reading== *{{cite book |last=Heisler |first=Mark |title=Giants: The 25 Greatest Centers of All Time |year=2003 |publisher=Triumph Books |location=Chicago |isbn=1-57243-577-1}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/nate-thurmond/ Hall of Fame profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150224080300/http://www.nba.com/history/players/thurmond_summary.html NBA profile] *Career statistics and player information on [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thurmna01.html Basketball-Reference.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716123818/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thurmna01.html 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