Professional Career
A 5'11" point guard, Les played seven seasons in the NBA, from 1988 to 1995 for four franchises. The highlight of his career came during the 1990–91 season with the Sacramento Kings, when he reached career highs in scoring average (7.2 PPG), assists (5.4 APG), steals (1.04 SPG) and field goal percentage (.444), while also leading the league in three-point field goal percentage (.461). The following year, he was runner-up to Craig Hodges in the AT&T Long Distance Shootout contest.
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