Jamaal WilkesLos Angeles Lakers · #52
Jamaal Wilkes is a retired forward best known with the Los Angeles Lakers. Smooth as silk; four-time champion. Career averages: 17.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Jamaal Wilkes — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Jamaal Wilkes stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Jamaal Wilkes — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Jamaal Wilkes
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Jamaal Wilkes career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 CHIP | 82 | 30.7 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 2.2 | .442 | |
| 1975-76 | 82 | 33.1 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 2.0 | .463 | |
| 1976-77 | 76 | 33.9 | 17.7 | 7.6 | 2.8 | .478 | |
| 1977-78 | 51 | 29.2 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 3.6 | .440 | |
| 1978-79 | 82 | 35.5 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 2.8 | .504 | |
| 1979-80 CHIP | 82 | 37.9 | 20.0 | 6.4 | 3.0 | .535 | .176 |
| 1980-81 | 81 | 37.4 | 22.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | .526 | .077 |
| 1981-82 CHIP | 82 | 35.4 | 21.1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | .525 | .000 |
| 1982-83 | 80 | 31.9 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 2.3 | .530 | .000 |
| 1983-84 | 75 | 33.4 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 2.9 | .514 | .250 |
| 1984-85 CHIP | 42 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .488 | .000 |
| 1985-86 | 13 | 15.0 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .400 | .333 |
| Career | 828 | 32.9 | 17.7 | 6.2 | 2.5 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Jamaal Wilkes
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Turning pro
Drafted 1974 as a Forward.
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They called his jumper 'the twenty-foot layup' — a shot that started somewhere behind his ear and left his fingertips so smoothly it barely looked like effort. Jamaal Wilkes was so fluid they gave him a nickname that stuck for life: Silk.
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In the 1980 Finals clincher — the night the rookie Magic played center and stole the show — it was Wilkes who quietly dropped 37 points, the forgotten co-star of one of the most famous games ever played. Elegance rarely gets the marquee.
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Four championships found him across two franchises, and everywhere he went that unhurried grace came with him — a small forward who scored in bunches without ever seeming to hurry, the calm at the center of Showtime's storm.
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Time nearly let him slip through the cracks, until the Hall of Fame finally called and the Lakers hung his number in the rafters. Some stars announce themselves. Silk just glided into the light and let the banners do the talking.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- College
- UCLA
- Experience
- Rookie
- NBA debut
- 1974
- Draft
- 1974
- Jersey
- #52
Smooth as silk; four-time champion.
A retired retired standout and Los Angeles Lakers name.
Jamaal Wilkes — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Jamaal Wilkes, answered.
