Franklin Edwards

Franklin Delano Edwards (born February 2, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. A 6'1" point guard from Cleveland State University, Edwards played in 7 NBA seasons from 1981 to 1988. He played for the 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings.

In his NBA career, Edwards played in 296 games and scored a total of 1,802 points. His best year as a professional came during the 1985–86 NBA season as a member of the Clippers, appearing in 73 games and averaging 9.0 ppg.

Career statistics

NBA

Source^[1]

Regular season

|- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia | 42 || 3 || 6.9 || .433 || .000 || .741 || .6 || 1.1 || .4 || .1 || 3.6 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|† |style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia | 81 || 3 || 15.6 || .472 || .000 || .761 || 1.0 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 6.7 |- |style="text-align:left;| |style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia | 60 || 0 || 10.9 || .380 || .000 || .708 || 1.0 || 1.5 || .5 || .1 || 3.4 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers | 16 || 0 || 12.4 || .545 || – || .792 || .9 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .0 || 5.7 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers | 73 || 19 || 20.4 || .454 || .111 || .874 || 1.2 || 3.5 || 1.2 || .1 || 9.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Sacramento | 8 || 0 || 15.3 || .281 || .000 || .714 || 1.3 || 3.6 || .6 || .0 || 3.5 |- |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|Sacramento | 16 || 11 || 25.9 || .470 || .000 || .750 || 1.2 || 5.8 || .6 || .1 || 8.3 |- class=sortbottom |style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career | 296 || 36 || 15.0 || .449 || .030 || .795 || 1.0 || 2.6 || .8 || .1 || 6.1

Playoffs

References

1. ^ "Franklin Edwards NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 December 2025.