Kevin Duckworth
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| Date of birth: April 1, 1964 | |
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Nationality:  American
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| Date of death: August 25, 2008 (aged 44) | |
| Height: 7 ft 0 in | Weight: 275 lbs |
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| College | Eastern Illinois |
| NBA Draft | 1986; 2nd round / 33rd pick |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Pro career | 1986-1997 |
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| 1986 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1986-1993 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1993-1995 | Washington Bullets |
| 1995-1996 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1996-1997 | Los Angeles Clippers |
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| Kevin Duckworth at NBA.com | |
Kevin Jerome Duckworth, a.k.a. The Duck (April 1, 1964 - August 25, 2008) was a former American professional basketball player who played at center. Duckworth played in the National Basketball Association, most notably a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. He attended Thornridge in Dolton, Illinois for high school.
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College and NBA Draft
Duckworth attended Eastern Illinois University, and was drafted in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. All throughout college and early on in his professional career, he experienced weight problems. Later that season, he was traded to Portland for disgruntled rookie Walter Berry.
NBA
His rookie season was unspectacular, as Duckworth came off the bench to back up center Steve Johnson (who in turn got the starting center position when Sam Bowie suffered a broken leg). However, the next season Johnson went down with an injury (in addition; Bowie broke his leg again at the beginning of the season), and Duckworth was pushed into the starting role, where he averaged 15.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Duckworth, who had previously never averaged over 70.0 percent from the free throw line, shot 77.0% that year - earning him the 1988 NBA Most Improved Player Award. The following season, Duckworth improved his averages to 18.1 points and eight rebounds per game, and was named to the Western Conference All-Star team. After the 1988-89 campaign, Bowie was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Buck Williams. Johnson, who was at the end of his career, was left unprotected in the 1989 expansion draft, allowing Duckworth to start at center.
The 1990 and 1991 seasons were also successful for Duckworth and the Blazers. Although 1988-89 was statistically Duckworth's best season; the team enjoyed greater success the in the following years; advancing to the NBA Finals in 1990, and posting a 63-19 record in the 1990-91 season. The presence of Williams as the starting power forward, whose main assignment was rebounding, allowed Duckworth to concentrate on his offensive game. In 1991 Duckworth was also selected as an NBA All-Star for a second time.
Duckworth's production began to slip in the 1991-92 campaign, as his physical conditioning (a problem which dogged him for his entire career, even in his most productive seasons he carried quite a bit of weight) deteriorated somewhat. Duckworth was outplayed in the 1992 NBA Finals, and was even less productive in the following season (in which the Blazers failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs). At the end of the 1992-93 season, Duckworth was traded to the Washington Bullets for forward Harvey Grant.
Duckworth played four more seasons in the NBA, two for the Bullets, one for the Milwaukee Bucks (though he missed most of the year due to injury), and one for the Los Angeles Clippers in 1996-97. He retired from professional basketball after that season. Kevin was the 10th leading scorer (7,188 points) and rebounder (3,327 rebounds) in Portland Trail Blazers history.
After NBA and Death
Kevin Duckworth resided in Tigard, Oregon, with his fiancé and their two children. He was a Heritage Ambassador for the Portland Trailblazers and was active in the community. Duckworth died on Monday, August 25, 2008, in Gleneden Beach, Oregon, an unincorporated community near the coastal city of Lincoln City. His death was confirmed by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Duckworth was in town as part of a Trail Blazers group hosting a free basketball clinic for youth. He was 44 years old.
