Eric Dawson

Retired • Retired after 2021 season • PF • 1 year of NBA experience

Height6'9

Born7th July 1984 (age 42)

Weight250 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA DraftUndrafted, 2007

Pre-draft teamMidwestern State

HandRight

Agentn/a

Email address on file

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Transactions

43 entries

Date	League	Transaction
1st October, 2007	D-League	Designated as a returning player by Austin Toros.
2nd February, 2008	D-League	Waived by Austin Toros due to injury.
June 2008	Dominican Republic	Signed a one season contract with Marineros de Puerto Plata.
1st October, 2008	D-League	Designated as a returning player by Austin Toros.
August 2009	Japan	Signed a one year contract with Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins.
31st March, 2010	D-League	Acquired by Austin Toros.
6th April, 2010	D-League	Waived by Austin Toros due to injury.
23rd July, 2010	South Korea	Drafted 14th overall in the 2010 KBL Import Draft by KCC Egis. Signed a concurrent one year contract.
5th October, 2010	South Korea	Released by KCC Egis due to injury.
5th December, 2010	D-League	Acquired by Austin Toros.
19th January, 2011	D-League	Left Austin Toros.
20th January, 2011	South Korea	Signed for the remainder of the season with KCC Egis.
14th December, 2011	D-League	Acquired by Austin Toros.
20th January, 2012	D-League	Left Austin Toros.
20th January, 2012	Slovenia	Signed for the remainder of the season with Union Olimpija Ljubljana. Included team option for 2012/13.
26th January, 2012	Slovenia	Contract cancelled by Union Olimpija Ljubljana.
9th February, 2012	D-League	Re-acquired by Austin Toros.
20th February, 2012	NBA	Signed a 10 day contract with San Antonio.
1st March, 2012	D-League	Re-acquired by Austin Toros.
16th March, 2012	NBA	Signed a 10 day contract with San Antonio.
24th March, 2012	NBA	San Antonio terminated 10 day contract early.
24th March, 2012	D-League	Re-acquired by Austin Toros.
19th September, 2012	China	Signed a one year contract with Foshan Lions.
4th January, 2013	Philippines	Signed a one season contract with Meralco Bolts.
13th May, 2013	Iran	Signed for the duration of the WABA Tournament with Petrochimi.
29th July, 2013	Dominican Republic	Signed a one season contract with Metros de Santiago.
30th September, 2013	NBA	Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Atlanta.
26th October, 2013	NBA	Waived by Atlanta.
31st October, 2013	D-League	Designated as a returning player by Austin Toros.
3rd February, 2014	D-League	Left Austin Toros.
26th February, 2014	Iran	Signed for the duration of the WABA Tournament with Petrochimi.
24th April, 2014	China	Signed a one season contract with Heilongjiang.
6th August, 2014	France	Signed a one year contract with Chalon.
5th December, 2014	PBL	Signed a one year contract with Rochester Razorsharks.
15th June, 2015	Puerto Rico	Signed for the remainder of the season with Leones de Ponce.
14th September, 2015	France	Signed a one year contract with Paris-Levallois.
30th May, 2016	Philippines	Signed for the duration of the Governor's Cup with Blackwater Elite.
1st September, 2016	Philippines	Left Blackwater Elite.
23rd September, 2016	NBA	Signed an unguaranteed one year minimum salary contract with Utah.
13th October, 2016	NBA	Waived by Utah.
31st October, 2016	D-League	Designated as an allocated player by Salt Lake City Stars.
25th November, 2016	D-League	Waived by Salt Lake City Stars.
4th January, 2017	Puerto Rico	Signed a one season contract with Leones de Ponce.

Teams

37 entries

Date	Team
2003 - 2005	McLennan CC (Junior College)
2005 - 2007	Midwestern State (NCAA, Division 2)
October 2007 - February 2008	Austin Toros (D-League)
June 2008 - September 2008	Marineros (Dominican Republic)
October 2008 - June 2009	Austin Toros (D-League)
July 2009	San Antonio Spurs (Summer League)
August 2009 - March 2010	Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins (Japan, NBL)
March 2010 - April 2010	Austin Toros (D-League)
July 2010	San Antonio Spurs (Summer League)
July 2010 - October 2010	KCC Egis (South Korea)
December 2010 - January 2011	Austin Toros (D-League)
January 2011 - June 2011	KCC Egis (South Korea)
December 2011 - January 2012	Austin Toros (D-League)
January 2012	Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia)
February 2012	Austin Toros (D-League)
February 2012 - March 2012	San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
March 2012	Austin Toros (D-League)
March 2012	San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
March 2012 - June 2012	Austin Toros (D-League)
July 2012	San Antonio Spurs (Summer League)
September 2012 - January 2013	Foshan (China)
January 2013 - April 2013	Meralco Bolts (Philippines)
May 2013 - June 2013	Petrochimi (Iran)
July 2013	Atlanta Hawks (Summer League)
July 2013 - September 2013	Metros de Santiago (Dominican Republic)
September 2013 - October 2013	Atlanta Hawks (NBA)
October 2013 - February 2014	Austin Toros (D-League)
February 2014 - April 2014	Petrochimi (Iran)
April 2014 - July 2014	Heilongjiang (China, NBL)
July 2014	Atlanta Hawks (Summer League)
August 2014 - June 2015	Chalon (France)
June 2015 - July 2015	Ponce (Puerto Rico)
September 2015 - May 2016	Paris Levallois (France)
May 2016 - September 2016	Blackeater (Philippines)
September 2016 - October 2016	Utah Jazz (NBA)
October 2016 - November 2016	Salt Lake City Stars (D-League)
January 2017 - present	Ponce (Puerto Rico)

NBA Salary

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Contract seasons currently held for Eric Dawson. The panel is omitted entirely when a player has no applicable salary rows.

Listed total $18,250,000

2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
$3,625,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$4,250,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$4,875,000 Retired $2,437,500 guaranteed Team option	$5,500,000 Retired $2,750,000 guaranteed Player option

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These unsigned big men are ready to help (or hurt) your team

December 12, 2013

Eric Dawson - The late blooming Dawson is again back in the D-League, on the cusp of a call-up. He is currently leading the Austin Toros with averages of 16.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks. Dawson is more than just a decent athlete - he is a skilled big man who produces on both ends, a scorer, passer, defender, pick-and-roller, a rebounder, a hustler, and an occasional shooter. Unfortunately, his age (now 29) somewhat counts against him.

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2010 KBL Draft Results

July 24, 2010

- Eric Dawson was covered in the San Antonio Spurs summer league roster round-up of a fortnight or so ago. In that event, he averaged 4.6 points and 1.6 rebounds in 12 minutes per game, alongside 1.6 steals, 0.8 blocks and 2.6 fouls per game.

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2010 Summer League Rosters: San Antonio Spurs

July 13, 2010

Eric Dawson

Dawson is a long time Toro who left the D-League last year to play in Japan. Playing for the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins, Dawson averaged 14.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, while also cranking up two and a half threes a game, hitting 22% of them. This is unusual, since he had no three point attempts in 38 career D-League games. Dawson is an athletic 6'9 power forward formerly of Division 2 Midwestern State with no stand out facets to his game other than the athleticism, albeit no gaping flaws either.

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