Thomas Doane Chambers (born June 21, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player.
Chambers was selected to four NBA All-Star Games and was a two-time All-NBA Second Team member during his career.
In December 2021, Chambers was nominated for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[2] but did not advance to the list of finalists.
On the injury-riddled young Clippers roster his rookie year, Chambers ended up the team's top scorer at 17.2 points per game, and he made 52.5% of his shots.
[6] The next season, on October 29, 1982, Chambers scored 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in San Diego's home opener, a loss to the Phoenix Suns.
They traded Chambers and Al Wood for James Donaldson, Greg Kelser, Mark Radford, a 1984 first-round draft pick (Michael Cage was later selected) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Calvin Duncan was later selected).
[8] An avid hunter and horseback rider, Chambers had no interest in playing outside of the western United States.
Point guard Kevin Johnson was the passer Chambers had long-awaited, and the duo became an outstanding NBA tandem.
On March 24, 1990, Chambers scored a Suns-franchise-record 60 points during a win over his former team the Sonics,[9] while playing through a hamstring injury.
[10] Former Seattle teammate, Xavier McDaniel, joined the team in 1990–91, and the now 31-year-old Chambers again accepted a more team-oriented role for the Suns.
The now 33-year-old Chambers accepted a role as sixth man, while Barkley and Dan Majerle were the team's key scorers.
That team made it to the 1993 NBA Finals, where they lost 4 games to 2 to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.
[14] Chambers appeared in 16 NBA seasons as a member of the San Diego Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets, and Philadelphia 76ers.
As part of the induction ceremony, he received a bronze statue by artist Sam Wickey recreating his 1989 dunk over the New York Knicks guard Mark Jackson.
Soon after that, he became a community relations representative for the Suns, sold his ranch in Ogden, and moved permanently to Scottsdale, Arizona with his family.
He won a Rocky Mountain Emmy alongside senior editor Tommy Arguelles for their work on Sunderella Suns, a film commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1975–76 Phoenix Suns season and the impact that the season had on the state of Arizona overall.