Winford Gladstone Boynes III (born May 17, 1957) is an American former professional

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player. Born in

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, he was a

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and played collegiately at the

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from 1975–1978. Boynes was the 13th selection in the

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by the

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. The Nets had acquired the pick from the

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, along with

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on June 8, 1978, in exchange for the

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' 1978 first-round draft choice (

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) and the Nets' 1979 first-round draft choice (

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).New Jersey Nets: Trade History
''nba.com'' In two seasons from

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, he played 133 games for the Nets, averaging 9.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. In 1980, Boynes was made available in the NBA

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in which he was selected by the

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. He was part of the

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for the Mavs' first NBA game in 1980, in which he top-scored with 21 points in a 103–92 victory over the

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. He played for Fenerbahçe from

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in 1983–84 season in

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Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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References

External links

NBA stats
@ basketballreference.com * @ mavswiki.com
Finnish League profile
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