Paul Silas

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Paul Silas was an American professional basketball player and three-time NBA champion who later became a head coach in the league.

Aliases (1)

Paul Theron Silas ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA head coach → basketball coach → basketball player → human →
assistantCoachFor	Charlotte Hornets → New Jersey Nets → New York Knicks → Phoenix Suns →
causeOfDeath	cardiac arrest →
child	Stephen Silas →
coachedTeam	Charlotte Bobcats → Charlotte Hornets → Cleveland Cavaliers → New Orleans Hornets → San Diego Clippers →
collegeAttended	Creighton University →
collegeTeam	Creighton Bluejays men's basketball →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1943-07-12 →
dateOfDeath	2022-12-10 →
draftedBy	St. Louis Hawks →
draftPickNumber	12 →
draftRound	2 →
draftYear	1964 →
familyName	Silas →
fullName	Paul Theron Silas →
givenName	Paul →
hallOfFame	College Basketball Hall of Fame →
height	6 ft 7 in →
heightInMeters	2.01 →
jerseyNumber	29 → 35 → 36 →
leaguePlayedIn	National Basketball Association →
NBAAllDefensiveFirstTeamSelections	2 →
NBAAllDefensiveSecondTeamSelections	3 →
NBAAllStarSelection	2 →
NBAchampionshipSeason	1973-1974 → 1975-1976 → 1978-1979 →
NBAdebutYear	1964 →
NBAretirementYear	1980 →
notablePlayerCoached	LeBron James →
numberOfNBATitlesWon	3 →
placeOfBirth	Prescott, Arkansas, United States →
placeOfDeath	Denver, North Carolina, United States →
playedFor	Atlanta Hawks → Boston Celtics → Creighton Bluejays men's basketball → Denver Nuggets → Phoenix Suns → Seattle SuperSonics → St. Louis Hawks →
positionPlayed	power forward →
reboundsPerGameInCollege	20.6 →
religion	Christianity →
role	assistant coach →
wonChampionshipWith	Boston Celtics →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paul Silas ("Paul Theron Silas") →	fullName
1979 NBA Finals →	MVP
McClymonds High School →	notableAlumnus