Dominique Wilkins Biography

In 1999 since he retired from an illustrious playing career in the NBA Dominique Wilkins has remained active in the sport of basketball within the Atlanta Hawks organization. He was named the Hawks’ Vice President of Basketball in 2005 after previously holding roles including special assistant to the executive vice president and player development assistant. As Vice President of Basketball Wilkins is responsible for advising the senior management team on basketball-related issues being that he is the Vice President of Basketball. As one of the most exciting players in NBA history leading to his nickname “The Human Highlight Film.” After starring for three years at the University of Georgia he was drafted third overall in the 1982 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz and later traded to the Hawks. He spent twelve years with the Hawks eventually becoming the team’s all-time leader in scoring and steals. Numerous individual awards and accolades as well as significant team success highlighted Wilkins’ professional career. Wilkins made nine consecutive appearances in the NBA All-Star game and won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest twice in a five-year span. In 1986 he was crowned the NBA scoring champion after averaging 30.3 points per game. Wilkins finished his NBA career among an elite group of twelve players who scored over 25000 career points and is ranked seventh on the all-time scoring list with 26534 points. Additionally his Hawks teams recorded 50-win seasons in four straight seasons from 1985-86 to 1988-89 reached the post-season in eight of his 12 seasons and narrowly missed reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 1988 after a heartbreaking loss to Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics. For his impressive achievements in the game of basketball Wilkins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2007.

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