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Dave DeBusschereNew York Knicks · #22
Dave DeBusschere is a retired forward best known with the New York Knicks. Two-way Knicks champion. Career averages: 16.1 points, 11 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 72
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⬢ Rare
New York Knicks · #22 · Forward
Dave DeBusschere
Season avg18.1 pts · 10.7 reb · 3.6 ast · .461 fg
Career avg16.0 pts · 11.0 reb · 2.9 ast · .432 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 72 — Star starter tierINDEXDave DeBusschere · New York KnicksIMPACTBalladex Impact 72 — Star starter tierINDEXDave DeBusschere · New York Knicks
Scouting report
Dave DeBusschere — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
C+
Hall of Famer · forward · Impact 72
Dave DeBusschere is a retired forward best known with the New York Knicks. Two-way Knicks champion. Career averages: 16.1 points, 11 rebounds and 2.9
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OffenseD
DefenseC-
Feel / IQD
Playmaking
Below average creator
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B-
Scoring
Strong scorer
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C+
Rebounding
Strong on the glass
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C-
3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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C-
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Dave DeBusschere stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
72Impact index
458Star score
Career scoring average16.0 ppg
Seasons in the index12
Accolades on file3
2× NBA Champion · 8× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Dave DeBusschere — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
18.1 PPG
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Playmaking
3.6 APG
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Rebounding
10.7 RPG
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C-
Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Dave DeBusschere
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1974-75 92% confidence
19.2
pts
18.0–20.4
10.7
reb
10.1–11.3
3.9
ast
3.6–4.2
38.6
min
proj
75
gp
health
.442
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 12-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 18.1 → projected 19.2 PPG
Minutes / role
+0.3
Development (his trend)
+0.4
Age curve
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Live context
+0.4
Net vs last season+1.1 PPG
Everything it reads
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12 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 80 / 77 / 71 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Dave DeBusschere career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | 80 | 29.4 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 2.6 | .430 | |
| 1963-64 | 15 | 20.3 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 1.5 | .391 | |
| 1964-65 | 79 | 35.1 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 3.2 | .425 | |
| 1965-66 | 79 | 34.1 | 16.4 | 11.6 | 2.6 | .408 | |
| 1966-67 | 78 | 37.1 | 18.2 | 11.8 | 2.8 | .415 | |
| 1967-68 | 80 | 39.1 | 17.9 | 13.5 | 2.3 | .442 | |
| 1968-69 | 76 | 38.7 | 16.3 | 11.7 | 2.5 | .444 | |
| 1969-70 CHIP | 79 | 33.3 | 14.6 | 10.0 | 2.5 | .451 | |
| 1970-71 | 81 | 35.7 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 2.7 | .421 | |
| 1971-72 | 80 | 38.4 | 15.4 | 11.3 | 3.6 | .427 | |
| 1972-73 CHIP | 77 | 36.7 | 16.3 | 10.2 | 3.4 | .435 | |
| 1973-74 | 71 | 38.0 | 18.1 | 10.7 | 3.6 | .461 | |
| Career | 875 | 35.7 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 2.9 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the New York Knicks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
58–24proj record
#3conf seed
+6.4net rtg
118.7off rtg
112.3def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.
How his role moves
Projected 58–24, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
72 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #87 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
2× NBA Champion · 8× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Dave DeBusschere
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
New York Knicks
Turning pro
Drafted 1962 as a Forward.
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Dave DeBusschere is a retired Hall of Famer. Two-way Knicks champion.
Chapter
He averaged 16.1 points, 11 rebounds and 2.9 assists and won 2 championships over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and New York Knicks name.
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DeBusschere's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6'9"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- College
- Detroit Mercy
- NBA debut
- 1962
- Draft
- 1962
- Jersey
- #22
Legacy
Two-way Knicks champion.
The person
A retired Hall of Famer and New York Knicks name.
Hall of Fame
New York Knicks
Champion
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ
Dave DeBusschere — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Dave DeBusschere, answered.
What were Dave DeBusschere's career averages?
Dave DeBusschere averaged 16.1 points, 11 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.
Is Dave DeBusschere retired?
Yes — Dave DeBusschere is a retired forward and a Hall of Famer.
Dave DeBusschere career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
