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LEGENDARY PLAYER DOMINATES SEASON
Signed as a free agent 3/30/88... Saw limited time during the regular season, but played well in the NBA Finals against Detroit... Had his career high 28 points against Golden State 4/24/88... Named all-Big Ten as a junior and senior at Ohio State... 1984 Big Ten player of the year.
The only player remaining from the original 18 selected when Chicago was awarded a franchise in 1966, Jerry provides scoring punch in the backcourt. Jerry's hustle, desire, shooting and tenacious defense are among the Bulls' biggest assets. After earning All-State honors in high school, he was an All-American at Evansville in their unbeaten 1964-65 season.
Jerry is one the NBA's best rebounding guards.
"Mr. Clutch" and "The Man of 1000 Moves" are two of Roger's nicknames. A member of The Sporting News All-ABA team last season, he was the MVP of the 1969-70 ABA playoffs. He set two playoff marks by scoring 53 points in one game and by hitting 7 3-pointers in another. In his last three games against the Stars, Roger scored 53, 39 and 45 points.
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Just as an archer keeps a bundle of arrows in his quiver, so too does Irving maintain a wealth of spin moves and crossovers to free himself for a shot. His fancy ball-handling skills were on display on Nov. 14, 2014 against Boston, as he was able to force his defender off balance to set up a buzzer-beating shot.
BASKETBALL TRIVIA
Q: Did Phillies pitcher Ron Reed ever play with the Pistons?
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ASSIST MASTER
15,806 Assists
John Stockton recorded 15,806 assists during his career, more than any other player in NBA history. His court vision and passing ability were unmatched.
Basketball History Highlight
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VINTAGE SPOTLIGHT
As a starter at Buffalo in 1970-71, Don played in 76 games, scored 1535 points and began to live up to the promise he showed when he led Dayton to NIT championship in 1968. He was All-American and voted NIT's MVP.
Don took part in a television commericial in New York.
Signed as a free agent 3/29/89... Began season with Clippers... A rebounding and defensive specialist and one of the strongest players in the NBA... Played on two Celtic NBA Championship teams... Scored a career-high 16 points 3/13/88 vs. Portland... Has more than 200 career blocked shots.
It didn't take a full season for Vitaly to progress from draft-day surprise to solid contributor. He has a nice combination of size and agility.
The NBA's Most Valuable Player in 1969-70, Willis led the Knicks to their first world title last season. He has been an NBA All-Star each of his six seasons in the league and is the only player ever to have been selected at both forward and center. Willis has averaged 24.2 points in playoff competition.
Willis played 1st base for his high school baseball team.
RETRO CORNER
New York Nets Coach Lou Carnesecca rates Bill "a comer." "I see a fine future for him in the pros." As a senior, in helping the St. John's Red men reach the National Invitation Tournament as the team's starting center, Bill averaged 15.5 points per game as well as 14.5 rebounds per game. He also tied the St. John's school record of 25 rebounds in a game set by Leroy Ellis.
Following a six-game intro to the league with the Lakers in 2022-23, Pippen moved to Memphis the following season and carved out a solid role with the Grizzlies. The budding playmaker made 16 starts, including in each of the last 11 games of the campaign. During that final stretch, he averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals.
Upon leaving college, Korle became the first Duquesne athlete to have a number retired. She's got a dangerous scoring touch, especially from three-point range.
One of the most dominant players in pro-basketball, Rick is the NBA all-time leader in Free Throw Percentage with .890.
Basketball Terms: A foul is an infraction of the rules, the penalty for which is one or more free throws in most...
MODERN ERA
Joined the Hornets on 11/3/95 in a trade that also sent Glen Rice and Matt Geiger to the Hornets in exchange for Alonzo Mourning, Pete Myers and Le Ron Ellis...Averaged 9.2 ppg. 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 spg in 67 appearances as a rookie...Started the final 16 games and averaged 16.4 points, 6.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals... Scored a career-high 32 points at Philadelphia 4/21/95... Scored 11 points and dished out 11 assists for the victorious White Team in the Rookie Game at NBA All-Star.
There is a lot to like about the addition of Liddell to a young and talented Pelicans squad. A second-round pick in 2023, the rookie forward will offer a dynamic scoring option off the bench to start his career. He averaged an impressive 19.4 points per game during the 2022-23 season at Ohio State.
Gary can do it all from the point guard position. In '00-01, he ranked among the NBA's top 13 in scoring, assists' (8.1) and steals (1.61), He made the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the eighth time.
Gary played in two Summer Games and the NBA Finals.
80s-90s ERA
Johnson ranked in the NCAA's TOP 20 in REB (6th), FG% (18th) and BLK (19th)... Sun Belt Conference PLAYER OF THE YEAR... Had 20/20 game versus Tulane (23 points, 20 rebounds).
A new team meant a new role for Morris in 2022-23. "I'm excited to finally just get my opportunity to play more extended minutes and actually show the world more of what I'm capable of," he told NBC Sports. "That's leading, my character and just my willingness and drive to win and make others around me better."
A versatile performer for the Pistons, Phil was credited with 150 Assists, 80 Steals and 20 Blocked Shots in 1980-81. He was the first University of Michigan player ever to reach 1000 Points by the conclusion of his sophomore season.
Phil was 1975 Ohio High School Player of the Year.
The top vote-getter in balloting for the 1972-73 ABA All-Star Team, Artis was the only repeater from the 1971-72 First Team. A dominating man in the middle on defense and off the boards, he led, the league in Rebounding, 2-Point Field Goal Shooting and Blocked Shots for the second consecutive season. Artis also was 10th in Scoring with 20.8 Average.
Artis and his wife became parents for 1st time 1-26-73.
CLASSIC vs. MODERN
CLASSIC ERA
Having seen only brief action with the Detroit Pistons in 1967-68, George joined the Washington Capitols after a military hitch. Playing behind Rick Barry, he had a chance at a starting role when Rick suffered his second knee injury. George responded impressively and quickly, with a 24-point performance against the New Orleans Buccaneers in his first start.
MODERN ERA
Can he get up? Brown, the 1991 SLAM-DUNK CHAMP, was called for goal tending FOUR TIMES last season - a badge of honor for a 6-1 guard.
William "The Bird" Averitt was the NCAA major college scoring champion his senior season at Pepperdine averaging 33.9 points per game. An exciting player who displays a wide assortment of unusual moves, he was named Player of the Year in the West Coast Athletic Conference and MVP at Pepperdine after breaking all the WCAC scoring records. Bird once scoreð 59 points as a freshman and 57 points as a junior.
Bird scored 44 pts. twice against UCLA's Bill Walton.