EXCLUSIVE: As Denver throws a parade for the Nuggets, who just captured their first NBA championship after 47 seasons in the league, a new documentary project is poised to shine a light on one of the team’s all-time greats.
David Thompson, a star for the Nuggets for eight seasons as well as a force in college basketball with the 1974 national-champion North Carolina State Wolfpack, is the subject of the film from Meadowlark and Backstage Media.
In college, Thompson led NC State to the NCAA championship over Bill Walton and seven-time defending champion, UCLA, in 1974.
He went on to play seven seasons for the Nuggets and two in Seattle, averaging more than 22 points per game during his NBA career.
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