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Name only player to return to former club after his loss in NBA expansion draft?
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Tom started career with Pittsburgh Pipers, with whom he set ABA playoff records for most rebounds in one game with 35 & most defensive rebounds in one game with 17. Both were made on April 6, 1968.
Seattle's 25 NBA seasons have been filled with highlights and colorful names. Players such as Donald "Slick" Watts, Marvin "The Human Eraser" Webster and "Downtown" Freddie Brown have left their marks on the franchise. Everything came together for the team in a spectacular 1978-79 season that ended with the NBA Championship. DID YOU KNOW? Seattle and Philadelphia combined to score an NBA-low four points in overtime February 16, 1990. On February 15, 1974, the SuperSonics forced the most turnovers ever in an NBA game as the Lakers coughed the ball up 43 times. Seattle's longest win streak ever is 12 games (1982-83). SCORECARD. The Sonics-Suns game on January 5, 1986, was rescheduled because the roof was leaking, marking the first time ever an NBA game was 'postponed due to rain.'
Upon his declaration as an early-entry candidate, Tony quickly shot up the charts as the most-coveted big man in the non-Tim Duncan portion of the NBA Draft universe. His package of skills, headlined by agility, verticality and a promising offensive repertoire, made Battie a prized fifth-overall pick by Denver. In 1997, Tony ranked among the Big 12's top five in PPG, RPG, BPG and FG%.
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