Basketball Daily Card Press
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HALL OF FAME SCORER REACHES MILESTONE
DID YOU KNOW? Drafted by Dallas in first round of 1981 draft ... Ninth pick overall.... Has park in Brooklyn named after him... Played in three straight All-Star Games (1985, 1986, 1987).
Set ABA record with 250 steals during 1973-74. Set another mark with 12 thefts in one game. Drafted: #1-1971 by Carolina.
Sasser cites college coach Kelvin Sampson for fine-tuning his defensive skills. "Just being under him for four years, I feel like it can prepare anybody to come to the league and be prepared for the defensive part," said the University of Houston standout turned Detroit rookie.
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When Don Nelson of the Celtics injured his ankle last December and ended his consecutive game streak, Bob became the NBA's leader among active players, Bob last missed a game in March of 1967 and with the streak intact over the 450 mark, he hopes to keep it gcing.
BASKETBALL TRIVIA
Q: What player scored 10 pts. in only 12 minutes, in ABA game?
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Q: Who led the Celtics in assists their first season of 1946-47?
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A team leader on the young Pacer squad, Darnell has been nicknamed “Dr. Dunk" for his variety of exciting, crowd pleasing dunk shots. Rapidly becoming a complete player in all facets of the game, he has an outside and free throw shooting touch that have improved each year of his career.
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PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Selected as the No.2 pick in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Clippers but was traded to Denver along with Randy Woods for Rodney Rogers and the rights to Brent Barry.Is the highest draft pick to ever play for the Nuggets since they joined the NBA in 1976...Led Alabama as a sophomore in scoring (13.9 ppg) and rebounding [10.2 rpg)... Led the Crimson Tide to a 23-10 record and the second round of the 1995 NCAA Tournament.
VINTAGE SPOTLIGHT
A 5-year veteran of the ABA, Red ranks as 2nd all-time leading rebounder in loop behind Mel Daniels. Played center his 1st 3 years with New Orleans Buccaneers; switched to forward when traded to Stars. Drafted from Utah, 8-10-72.
Red has a fine 15-20 foot "bank" shot.
Millions pick up the game of basketball in hopes of one day being the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. In 2019, the ultra-competitive Young turned her goal into reality, as she beat out a host of the world's best hoopers on her way to being selected first overall by the Aces.
Les is an extremely dangerous one-on-one player with good jumping ability, strength and deceptive quickness. He's appeared in 2 All-Star games. Drafted from Kentucky, 8-10-72.
Les' future will probably be in real estate.
RETRO CORNER
A consistent, rugged, battering-type performer, the Ivy League grad is regarded as one of the most underrated cornermen in the league. He was second to Elgin Baylor on the team in rebounding last season, second in free throw percentage at .790 and third in scoring. A solid athlete, he played with a broken bone in his wrist for six weeks in his freshman season in 1959-60. His hobbies include water color and oil painting, and writing.
Williams earned bragging rights over his brother. At the 2022 draft, Jalen Williams came off the board as the 12th overall pick. At the event
two years later, Cody went two spots earlier. The No. 10 selection will look to further top his star sibling by making an instant impact with the Jazz.
The turbo-dunking Johnson was a natural draft choice for the hoop-hogging Blazers. Possessing a 34-inch vertical leap, Johnson won the Slam Dunk Contest at the 1992 Orlando Classic. As a senior at Syracuse, he averaged 19.8 points per game and showed he could play some small forward by nabbing 70 boards per contest.
In '00-01, Jason made the All-NBA First Team for the third consecutive season. The Suns' playmaking wizard led the NBA in assists (9.8) and triple-doubles (seven) while ranking fourth in steals (2.16). Jason, a four-time NBA All-Star, was traded to New Jersey after the season.
Jason is an outstanding passer.
MODERN ERA
The leading scorer for UCLA as a junior with 21.4 points per game and the 18th overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft, Tracy Murray probably thought he was ready for anything the NBA could throw at him. He was quickly introduced to the fast pace of the league as he was with three different NBA teams in the same day when he was traded from the Spurs to the Bucks and then from the Bucks to the Trail Blazers on July 1, 1992.
Seikaly suffered a sprain to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee and missed 15 games in 1990-91. He had an NBA season-high 26 free throw attempts vs. Dallas on November 14, 1990. He finished college as Syracuse's all-time leading rebounder (1,094).
An excellent shooter, Tom is an intelligent player and one of the best passers among the Knicks' big men. A 3-time All-American at Maryland, he holds the school's alltime scoring record of 1807 points in 3 varsity seasons. Tom was voted MVP of the 1972 NIT as Terps won the championship.
Tom played basketball in Italy in 1974.
80s-90s ERA
Ranked among NBA leaders in blocked shots and field-goal percentage for the second straight season in 1990 ...All-time Clippers leader in blocked shots... Ranks third among Clippers' all-time rebounders... Finished college career as the third-leading shot-blocker in NCAA history with 411.
One of the high-flying backups for the Lakers in 1994-95, Harvey's intensity proved to be a valuable asset to the group. Whether on the court slam dunking two, or on the bench, he made sure everyone was in the game to the final minute.
Bill led ABA in assists last season with 669 before missing last 3 games of season with a broken hand. The assist total fell 3 short of his ABA record of 672 set in 1970-71.
Bill drives from Philadelphia to New York for each game.
Dan returned to his familiar center position with the Nuggets last season. He was the only player in ABA history to have started All-Star Games at 2 different positions in career.
Dan trains trotters as a hobby.
CLASSIC vs. MODERN
CLASSIC ERA
In his seven years with the Celtics, Larry helped sustain their dynasty which had preceeded him by seven years. The Celtics won 11 NBA titles since 1956-57 and Larry had a hand in the winning of the last five. He's a rugged and durable backcourt ace.
MODERN ERA
Drafted in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 49th overall pick...Twice chosen as the Ivy League Player of the Year and a three-time All-Ivy First Team player.Finished as the fifth leading scorer in school history (1.488 points)..Led Conference in scoring (14.1 ppg) and assists [5.8 apg) as a senior.
Jermaine developed into one of the most dominant big men in the Eastern Conference in '00-01. He led all Eastern players in both double-doubles (40) and blocked shots (228). Jermaine saved his greatest performance for the season finale. Against Cleveland on April 18, he registered 30 points and 20 rebounds, both career highs.
Jermaine was drafted out of high school