Earl Cureton

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Earl Cureton (born September 3, 1957, in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player. His nickname was "The Twirl".

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[edit] NBA player

He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 3rd round of the 1979 NBA Draft (58th overall pick) after playing collegiately for the University of Detroit. During his twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association, the 6'9" forward-center played for the Philadelphia 76ers (1980-1983), Detroit Pistons (1983-1986), Chicago Bulls (1986-87), Los Angeles Clippers (1986-88), Charlotte Hornets (1988-89, 1990-91), Houston Rockets (1993-94) and Toronto Raptors (1996-97). Cureton played with two NBA championship teams. He played 674 NBA regular games and 54 playoff games, averaging 5.4 PPG and 4.7RPG in 18.4 minutes per game.

[edit] Europe

He played in Italy for Simac Milano a.k.a. Philips Milano (1983-1984 and 1989-1990).

[edit] Coach

In 2003-2004, Cureton coached the Long Beach Jam to the 2004 ABA championship.

[edit] Analyst

He was hired as a studio analyst by FSN Detroit for the Detroit Pistons. He contributes to Pistons Live a postgame show. He made his debut on April 9, 2007.

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Philadelphia 76ers 1982-83 NBA Champions

2 Malone (Finals MVP) | 4 Richardson | 6 Erving | 8 Iavaroni | 10 Cheeks | 14 Edwards | 22 Toney | 24 Jones | 25 Cureton | 31 McNamara | 33 R. Johnson | 45 C. Johnson | Head Coach Cunningham
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Charlotte Hornets' inaugural National Basketball Association season (1988-89) player roster
1 Bogues • 3 Chapman • 6 Holton • 7 Tripucka • 21 Green • 25 Cureton • 30 Curry • 31 Rambis • 41 Kempton • 42 Hoppen • 45 Rowsom • 50 Reid • Head Coach Harter
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Houston Rockets 1993-94 NBA Champions

1 Brooks | 7 Herrera | 10 Cassell | 11 Maxwell | 17 Elie | 21 Jent | 25 Horry | 30 Smith | 33 Thorpe | 34 Olajuwon (Finals MVP) | 35 Cureton | 50 Bullard | Coach Tomjanovich


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