In 1975, Grevey was selected by the Washington Bullets in the first round (18th pick) of the
NBA draft and by the
San Diego Sails in the first round (sixth pick) of the 1975
ABA Draft. Grevey signed with the Bullets and played mostly as a backup small forward and shooting guard his first two seasons. When
Phil Chenier suffered a season-ending back injury early in the 1977–78 season, Grevey became the starting off guard and averaged 15.5 points per game. The Bullets won their only NBA championship that season, led by Grevey, newly acquired
Bob Dandridge and the future
Hall-of-Fame duo of
Elvin Hayes and
Wes Unseld. Grevey enjoyed four more solid seasons in Washington, averaging no less than 13.3 points per game. An injury sidelined him for half of the
1982–83 season and reduced him to a reserve for the remainder of his career. He played his final two seasons with the
Milwaukee Bucks. In his ten NBA seasons, Grevey played 672 games and scored 7,364 points, for an average of 11.0 points per game. Grevey was one of six players to have made a
three-pointer shot to start the
1979–80 NBA season, the first with the rule enacted; for a decade, Grevey believed he was the first to have made the shot, although this was not the case. == Personal life ==