| Paul Thompson | |
| Number: | 33, 6, 36 |
| Position: | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 210 |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S. |
| High School: | Peabody (Alexandria, Louisiana) |
| College: | Tulane (1979–1983) |
| Draft Year: | 1983 |
| Draft Round: | 3 |
| Draft Pick: | 50 |
| Draft Team: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Career Start: | 1983 |
| Career End: | 1999 |
| Years1: | – |
| Team1: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Team2: | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Team3: | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Years4: | 1985–1986 |
| Team4: | La Crosse Catbirds |
| Years5: | 1986–1987 |
| Team5: | Limoges |
| Years6: | 1987–1989 |
| Team6: | Nashua Den Bosch |
| Years7: | 1989–1990 |
| Team7: | FC Barcelona |
| Years8: | 1990–1992 |
| Team8: | B. Sardegna Sassari |
| Years9: | 1992–1995 |
| Team9: | Bnei HaSharon |
| Years10: | 1996–1998 |
| Team10: | Maccabi Ra'anana |
| Years11: | 1998–1999 |
| Team11: | Ironi Ramat Gan |
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| Bbr: | thomppa01 |
Paul Stanford Thompson (born May 25, 1961[1]) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted in the third round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 1985, Thompson was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for two draft picks. Later in the year, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers after being waived by the Bucks.
|-| align="left" | 1983–84| align="left" | Cleveland| style="background:#cfecec;" | 82* || 10 || 21.1 || .467 || .231 || .772 || 3.8 || 1.5 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 9.0|-| align="left" | 1984–85| align="left" | Cleveland| 33 || 27 || 21.7 || .418 || .261 || .849 || 3.5 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 10.5|-| align="left" | 1984–85| align="left" | Milwaukee| 16 || 0 || 14.2 || .390 || .000 || .706 || 2.6 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 6.6|-| align="left" | 1985–86| align="left" | Philadelphia| 23 || 8 || 18.8 || .361 || .167 || .860 || 2.7 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 7.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 154 || 45 || 20.2 || .432 || .210 || .792 || 3.5 || 1.5 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 8.9|}
|-| align="left" | 1984–85| align="left" | Milwaukee| 3 || 0 || 11.3 || .417 || .000 || .600 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 4.3|}
|-| align="left" | 1979–80| align="left" | Tulane| 26 || - || 31.2 || .462 || - || .700 || 8.2 || 1.3 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 15.0|-| align="left" | 1980–81| align="left" | Tulane| 27 || 26 || 35.7 || .447 || - || .805 || 9.4 || 1.9 || 1.2 || 1.3 || 18.7|-| align="left" | 1981–82| align="left" | Tulane| 28 || 27 || 34.0 || .493 || - || .782 || 7.4 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 14.7|-| align="left" | 1982–83| align="left" | Tulane| 31 || 29 || 36.4 || .508 || - || .795 || 7.4 || 1.9 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 17.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 112 || 82 || 34.4 || .477 || - || .776 || 8.1 || 1.7 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 16.5|}