Paul Neumann (basketball)

Paul R. Neumann (born January 30, 1938) is an American retired basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Paul Neumann
Personal information
Born (1938-01-30) January 30, 1938
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewport Harbor
(Newport Beach, California)
CollegeStanford (1956–1959)
NBA draft1959 / Round: 4 / Pick: 27th overall
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career1961–1967
PositionPoint guard
Number5, 15
Career history
1961Washington Tapers
19611965Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
19651967San Francisco Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-PCC (1959)
  • Second-team All-PCC (1958)
Career NBA statistics
Points4,989 (11.0 ppg)
Rebounds1,318 (2.9 rpg)
Assists1,453 (3.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early career

A guard, Neumann attended Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California and played college basketball for Stanford University.

NBA career

He was selected in the 4th round of the 1959 NBA draft by the Syracuse Nationals. He played two seasons with the Nationals, and remained with the team as it moved to Philadelphia and was renamed the Philadelphia 76ers.

In 1965, he was traded at mid-season along with Connie Dierking and Lee Shaffer to the San Francisco Warriors for Wilt Chamberlain, a trade that is frequently cited as an example of a star player (in this case, Chamberlain) being traded for far less than he is worth.[1]

He played two more full seasons with the Warriors before retiring in 1967.

References

  1. McGraw, Mike (June 25, 2007). "Kobe not first superstar to whine for a trade". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2007-07-15.


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