Floyd was drafted by the
New Jersey Nets with the 13th pick of the
1982 NBA draft. During the middle of an unspectacular rookie season, Floyd was traded by the Nets with
Mickey Johnson to the
Golden State Warriors for
Micheal Ray Richardson. Floyd quickly blossomed while playing for the Warriors, averaging 16.8 points per game in his first full season with the franchise, and during the
1984–85 NBA season, he averaged a career high 19.5 points per game. Two seasons later, he averaged 18.8 points and 10.3 assists and earned a spot on the
1987 NBA All-Star Team. That season, on December 6, Floyd scored a career high 41 points in 109–104 loss against the
Dallas Mavericks. During the
1987 NBA Playoffs, Floyd averaged 21.4 points, 10.2 assists, and 1.8 steals in 10 games, and played a key role in a first round upset of the
Karl Malone-led
Utah Jazz. The following round, however, the Warriors were eliminated by the eventual champion
Los Angeles Lakers. In December 1987, Floyd was traded with
Joe Barry Carroll to the
Houston Rockets for
Ralph Sampson and
Steve Harris. On February 26, 1991, Floyd scored 40 points after playing only 24 minutes (the fewest minutes needed for a 40-point game in NBA history), in a 129–99 win over the
Denver Nuggets. Floyd would play 5½ seasons in total with the Rockets before signing as a free agent with the
San Antonio Spurs in
1993, a year before the Rockets would win their two consecutive championships. After one season in San Antonio, he returned to the
New Jersey Nets, and he retired in
1995 with 12,260 career points and 5,175 career assists. Floyd still holds the NBA playoff record for points scored in a quarter (29) and in half (39), in Game 4 of the aforementioned 1987 Western Conference Semifinals against the Lakers. Floyd scored 12 consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 51 points, and prevented a sweep of the Warriors by in-state rival Lakers. ==Post career==