Tom LaGarde
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Thomas (Tom) Joseph LaGarde (born February 10, 1955) is a retired American basketball player who played in the NBA from 1977 to 1985. After playing collegiately at the University of North Carolina, LaGarde was selected 9th overall in the first round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.
LaGarde played forward and center in the NBA. After spending his rookie season with the Nuggets, LaGarde spent the following two seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics. Selected by the expansion Dallas Mavericks that offseason in the expansion draft, LaGarde played all 82 games for the Mavericks in their inaugural 1980-81 season, finishing second on the team in points to Jim Spanarkel and leading the team in rebounds and block shots.
LaGarde saw his playing time diminish the following season, averaging just 19 minutes per game in 47 games for the Mavericks. LaGarde then left the NBA to play in Italy for a season, before returning to the NBA for the 1984-85 season with the New Jersey Nets. LaGarde appeared in only one game that season before suffering a season-ending calf injury.
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