Out of tiny Vredenburgh, Alabama came one of the purest scorers of his era. Drew averaged a state-record 41 points a game in high school, starred at Gardner-Webb, and scored 32 in his 1974 NBA debut for Atlanta. Twice an All-Star, he finished with 15,291 points at 20.7 per game.
Utah acquired him with Freeman Williams in the 1982 Dominique Wilkins trade, and he was runner-up for Comeback Player of the Year in 1983. He lived his later years in Houston and died there in April 2022 at 67.
HOW HE CAME & WENTAtlanta traded him, Freeman Williams and cash to Utah on September 2, 1982 for the draft rights to Dominique Wilkins. A relapse into cocaine addiction ended it — the Jazz suspended him on December 6, 1984 and waived him two days later.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | UTA | 44 | 27.4 | 21.2 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .474 | .000 | .755 |
| 1983–84 | UTA | 81 | 22.2 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .479 | .273 | .778 |
| 1984–85 | UTA | 19 | 24.4 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .412 | .000 | .770 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 3 SEASONS | 144 | 24.1 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .468 | .194 | .768 |
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