Bill Russell
Full Name: William Felton Russell
Born: 2/12/34 in Monroe, La.
College: San Francisco
High School: McClymonds (Oakland, Calif.)
Honors: Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame (1975) Height: 6-10
Weight: 220 lbs.
Drafted by: St. Louis Hawks, 1956 (third overall)
Transactions: Draft rights traded to Boston (4/29/56)
Full Name: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Born: 8/16/47 in New York, NY
College: UCLA
High School: Power Memorial (NY)
Honors: 6 time NBA MVP, NBA Rookie of the Year 1970, 10-time All-NBA 1st Team Birth name: Lew Alcindor
Height: 7-2
Weight: 267 lbs.
Drafted by: Milwaukee Bucks, 1969
Transactions: Traded to L.A. Lakers 6/16/75
Full Name: Nathaniel Archibald
Born: 9/2/48 in New York
College: Texas El-Paso
High School: DeWitt Clinton, (Bronx, NY)
Honors: 3-time All-NBA first team, 2-time All-NBA second team, All-Star MVP 1981
Nickname: Tiny
Height: 6-1
Weight: 160 lbs.
Drafted by: Cincinnati Royals, 1970
Transactions: Traded to Nets 9/10/76, Traded to Braves 9/1/77, Traded to Celtics 8/4/78
Full Name: Paul Joseph Arizin
Born: 4/9/28 in Philadelphia
College: Villanova
High School: La Salle (Philadelphia)
Honors: 3-time All-NBA first team, NBA All-Star MVP 1952
Height: 6-4
Weight: 200 lbs.
Drafted by: Philadelphia Warriors, 1950
Transactions: Played in EBL with Camden Bullets 1962-1965
Full Name: Charles Wade Barkley
Born: 2/20/63 in Leeds, Ala
College: Auburn
High School: Leeds (Ala.)
Honors: NBA MVP 1993, 5-time All-NBA first team Nickname: Sir Charles
Height: 6-6
Weight: 252 lbs.
Drafted by: Philadelphia 76ers, 1984
Transactions: Traded to Phoenix 6/17/92, Traded to Rockets 8/19/96
作者: 樱花浪漫 时间: 2004-1-25 21:11:00
Full Name: Richard Francis Dennis Barry III
Born: 3/28/44 in Elizabeth, N.J.
College: Miami (Florida)
High School: Roselle Park (N.J.)
Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year 1966, 5-time All-NBA first team, 1975 NBA Finals MVP
Nickname: Rick
Height: 6-7
Weight: 220 lbs.
Drafted by: S.F. Warriors, 1965
Transactions: Signed w/ Oakland of ABA in 1967, traded to NY Nets 8/70, returned to NBA Warriors in 1972
Full Name: Elgin Gay Baylor
Born: 12/16/34 in Washington, D.C.
College: The College of Idaho, then Seattle
High School: Phelps Vocational then Spingarn (both Washington, D.C.) Height: 6-5
Weight: 225 lbs.
Drafted by: Minneapolis Lakers, 1958
Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year 1959, 10-time All-NBA first team, All-Star co-MVP 1959
Full Name: David Bing
Born: 11/24/43 in Washington, D.C.
College: Syracuse
High School: Spingarn (Washington, D.C.)
Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year 1967, 2-time All-NBA first team Height: 6-3
Weight: 185 lbs.
Drafted by: Detroit Pistons, 1966
Transactions: Traded to Washington Bullets 8/28/75, Signed by Celtics 9/28/77
Full Name: Larry Joe Bird
Born: 12/7/56 in West Baden, Ind.
College: Indiana; Northwood Institute; Indiana State
High School: Springs Valley (French Lick, IN) Height: 6-9
Weight: 220 lbs.
Drafted by: Boston Celtics, 1978
Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year 1980, 3-time NBA MVP, 9-time All-NBA first team
作者: 樱花浪漫 时间: 2004-1-25 21:12:00
Full Name: Wilton Norman Chamberlain
Born: 8/21/36 in Philadelphia
Died: 10/12/99
College: Kansas
High School: Overbrook (Philadelphia)
Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year 1960, 4-time NBA MVP, 7-time All-NBA first team Nickname: WIlt the Stilt, The Big Dipper
Height: 7-1
Weight: 275 lbs.
Drafted by: Philadelphia Warriors (1959)
Transactions: Traded to 76ers 1/15/65, traded to Lakers 7/7/58
Full Name: Robert Joseph Cousy
Born: 8/9/28 in New York
College: Holy Cross
High School: Andrew Jackson (Queens, NY)
Transactions: Traded to Chicago Stags 1950, Dispersed to Celtics 1950, Traded to Royals 11/18/69 Nickname: Houdini of the Hardwood , The Cooz
Height: 6-1
Weight: 175 lbs.
Drafted by: Tri-Cities Blackhawks, 1950
Honors: NBA MVP 1957, 10-time All-NBA first team, All-Star MVP 1954, 1957
Full Name: David William Cowens
Born: 10/25/48 in Newport, Ky
College: Florida State
High School: Newport (Ky) Central Catholic
Honors: co-Rookie of the Year 1971, NBA MVP 1973 Height: 6-9
Weight: 230 lbs.
Drafted by: Boston Celtics, 1970
Transactions: Traded to Milwaukee 1/9/82
Full Name: William John Cunningham
Born: 6/3/43 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
College: North Carolina
High School: Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Honors: 3-time All-NBA first team, All-NBA second team (1972), NBA All-Rokie team (1966) Height: 6-7
Weight: 210 lbs.
Drafted by: Philadelphia 76ers, (1965)
Transactions: Signed by 76ers (1969), Suspended by NBA (1972), Returned to 76ers (1974)
Full Name: David Albert DeBusschere
Born: 10/16/40 in Detroit
College: Detroit
High School: Austin Catholic (Detroit)
Honors: All-NBA Second team (1969), 6-time
NBA All-Defensive first team, NBA All-Rookie team (1963) Nickname: Big D
Height: 6-6
Weight: 235 lbs.
Drafted by: Detroit Pistons, (1962)
Transactions: Traded to Knicks 12/19/68
Full Name: Clyde Austin Drexler
Born: 6/22/62 in New Orleans
College: Houston
High School: Sterling (Houston)
Honors: All-NBA first team (1992), 2-time All-NBA second team, 2-time All-NBA third team Nickname: The Glide
Height: 6-7
Weight: 222 lbs.
Drafted by: Portland Trail Blazers, 1983 (14th overall)
Transactions: Traded to the Rockets 2/14/1995
作者: 樱花浪漫 时间: 2004-1-25 21:13:00
Full Name: Julius Winfield Erving II
Born: 2/22/50 in Roosevelt, NY
College: Massachusetts
High School: Roosevelt (NY)
Honors: Elected to Hall of Fame (1993), NBA 35th Anniversary All-TIme Team (1980), One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) Nickname: Dr. J
Height: 6-7
Weight: 210 lbs.
Drafted by: Milwaukee Bucks, 1972 (12th overall)
Transactions: Traded to Nets (1973), Sold to 76ers (1976)
Selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (first pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft. ... Traded by the Knicks to the Seattle SuperSonics as part of a four-team trade in which the L.A. Lakers acquired Horace Grant, Greg Foster, Chuck Person and Emanual Davis, the Phoenix Suns acquired Chris Dudley and a 2001 first-round draft pick, and New York acquired Glen Rice, Luc Longley, Travis Knight, Vernon Maxwell, Lazaro Borrell, Vladimir Stepania, two 2001 first-round draft picks and two 2001 second-round draft picks on 9/20/00. ... Signed as a free agent by the Orlando Magic on 7/18/01. ... Announced retirement on 9/17/02.
Full Name: Walter Frazier Jr.
Born: 3/29/45 in Atlanta, GA
College: Southern Illinois
High School: David Howard (Atlanta)
Honors: Member of NBA championship team (1970, 73),
New York Knicks all-time assists leader with 4,791 (1967-68 through 1976-77) Nickname: Clyde
Height: 6-4
Weight: 200 lbs.
Drafted by: New York Knicks, 1967
Transactions: Acquired by Cavaliers 10/7/77
Full Name: George Gervin
Born: 4/27/52 in Detroit, MI
College: Long Beach State, Eastern Michigan
High School: Martin Luther King
Honors: 5-time All-NBA First Team, 2-time All-NBA Second Team (1971) Nickname: Iceman
Height: 6-7
Weight: 185 lbs.
Drafted by: Phoenix Suns, 1974 (40th overall)
Transactions: Sold to Spurs 1/30/1974, Traded to Bulls 10/24/1985
Full Name: Harold Everett Greer
Born: 6/26/36 in Huntington, W. Va.
College: Marshall
High School: Douglass (Huntington, W. Va.)
Honors: Elected to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (1982)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175 lbs.
Drafted by: Syracuse Nationals, (1958)
Transactions: Nationals moved to Philadelphia and were renamed 76ers in 1963
作者: 樱花浪漫 时间: 2004-1-25 21:14:00
Full Name: John J. Havlicek
Born: 4/8/40 in Martins Ferry, Ohio
College: Ohio State
High School: Bridgeport (Ohio)
Honors: Four-time All-NBA First Team, Five-time All-NBA Defensive First Team
Nickname: Hondo
Height: 6-5
Weight: 205 lbs.
Drafted by: Boston Celtics, 1962 (first round)
Full Name: Elvin Ernest Hayes
Born: 11/17/45 in Rayville, LA
College: Houston
High School: Eula D. Britton (Rayville)
Honors: Member of NBA championship team (1978) ... Washington Wizards franchise all-time leading scorer with 15,551 points and all-time blocked shots leader with 1,558 (1973-74 through 1980-81) Nickname: The Big E
Height: 6-9
Weight: 235 lbs.
Drafted by: San Diego Rockets, 1968 (first pick overall)
Transactions: Traded by Rockets to Baltimore Bullets (6/23/72; traded by Bullets to Houston Rockets (6/8/81)
Full Name: Earvin Johnson, Jr.
Born: 8/14/59 in Lansing, MI
College: Michigan State
High School: Everett (MI)
Honors: 3 time NBA MVP, Nickname: Magic
Height: 6-9
Weight: 255 lbs.
Drafted by: L.A. Lakers (1st overall) 1979
Transactions: Retired 11/7/91, activated 1/29/96, retired 5/14/96
Full Name: Samuel Jones
Born: 6/24/33 in Wilmington, N.C.
College: North Carolina Central
High School: Laurinburg Institute (N.C.)
Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1984); All-NBA Second Team (1965, 1966, 1967); NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time Team (1970); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Member of NBA championship team (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)
Selected after junior season by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (third pick overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft....Announced retirement on 10/6/93....Activated from retirement on 3/18/95....Announced retirement on 1/13/99....Activated from retirement on 9/25/01....Signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on 9/25/01.
Full Name: Jerry Ray Lucas
Born: 3/30/40 in Middletown, Ohio
College: Ohio State
High School: Middletown (Ohio)
Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team (1964); All-NBA First Team (1965, 1966, 1968); All-NBA Second Team (1964, 1967); Member of NBA Championship Team (1973); Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1980) Nickname: Luke
Height: 6-8
Weight: 230 lbs.
Drafted by: Cincinnati Royals, 1964 (territorial pick)
Transactions: Signed by Cleveland Pipers of American Basketball League (1962); Pipers dropped out, did not play professional basketball in (1962-63); Traded to San Francisco Warriors (10/25/69); Traded to New York Knicks (5/7/71)
作者: 樱花浪漫 时间: 2004-1-25 21:15:00
Selected after junior season by the Utah Jazz in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft....Signed by the Jazz on 8/8/85....Re-signed by the Jazz on 11/7/88....Re-signed by the Jazz on 9/25/90....Re-signed by the Jazz on 1/13/96....Re-signed by the Jazz on 8/1
Full Name: Moses Eugene Malone
Born: 3/23/55 in Petersburg, Va.
College: Did not attend
High School: Petersburg (Va.)
Honors: NBA Most Valuable Player (1979, 1982, 1983); NBA Finals MVP (1983); All-NBA First Team (1979, 1982, 1983, 1985); All-NBA Second Team (1980, 1981, 1984, 1987), NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1979) Member NBA Championship team (1983); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) Height: 6-10
Weight: 260 lbs.
Drafted by: Utah Stars, ABA, 1974 (third round)
Transactions: Sold to Spirits of St. Louis (12/2/75); Selected by Portland Trail Blazers in ABA dispersal draft (8/5/76); Traded to Buffalo Braves (10/18/76); Traded to Houston Rockets (10/24/76); Signed as free agent with Philadelphia 76ers (9/2/82), Rockets matched offer, traded Malone to 76ers (9/15/82); Traded to Washington Bullets (6/16/86); Signed as free agent with Atlanta Hawks (10/16/88); Signed as free agent with Milwaukee Bucks (7/10/94); Signed as free agent with 76ers (10/12/93); Waived by 76ers (6/17/94); Signed as free agent with San Antonio (8/10/94)
Full Name: Peter Press Maravich
Born: 6/22/47 in Aliquippa, PA
Died: 1/5/88
College: Louisiana State
High School: Daniel (SC), Needham Broughton, Edwards Military (NC)
Honors: 2-time All-NBA First Team, All-Rookie Team (1971) Nickname: Pistol Pete
Height: 6-5
Weight: 200 lbs.
Drafted by: Atlanta Hawks, 1970 (third overall)
Transactions: Traded to New Orleans Jazz 3/3/74, signed by Boston Celtics 1/22/80
Full Name: Kevin Edward McHale
Born: 9/19/57 in Hibbing, Minn.
College: Minnesota
High School: Hibbing (Minn.)
Honors: NBA Sixth Man Award (1984, 1985); All-NBA First Team (1987); NBA All-Defensive First Team (1986, 1987, 1988), NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1983, 1989, 1990); NBA All-Rookie Team (1981); Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1999); Member NBA Championship team (1981, 1984, 1986) Height: 6-10
Weight: 225 lbs.
Drafted by: Boston Celtics, 1980 (third pick overall)
作者: 樱花浪漫 时间: 2004-1-25 21:16:00
Full Name: George Lawrence Mikan, Jr.
Born: 6/18/24 in Joliet, IL
College: DePaul
High School: Joliet Catholic, Quigley Prep (IL)
Honors: 8-time All-NBA/NBL/BAA first team, NBL MVP 1948 Height: 6-10
Weight: 245 lbs.
Signed by: Chicago American Gears (NBL), 1946
Transactions: Signed by Minneapolis Lakers, 1947
Full Name: Vernon Earl Monroe
Born: 12/21/44 in Philadelphia
College: Winston-Salem (N.C.)
High School: John Bartram (Philadelphia)
Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year (1968); All-NBA First Team (1969); NBA All-Rookie Team (1968); Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1990); Member NBA Championship team (1973) Nickname: The Pearl
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190 lbs.
Drafted by: Baltimore Bullets, 1967 (second pick overall)
Transactions: Traded to New York Knicks (10/10/71)
Selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round (first pick overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft....Traded to the Toronto Raptors for 2002 first- and second-round draft picks on 8/2/01.
Full Name: Robert Lee Parish
Born: 10/30/53 in Shreveport, La.
College: Centenary (La.)
High School: Woodlawn (Shreveport, La.)
Honors: All-NBA Second Team (1982); All-NBA Third Team (1989); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Member NBA Championship team (1981, 1984, 1986, 1997) Nickname: Chief
Height: 7-1
Weight: 250 lbs.
Drafted by: Golden State Warriors, 1976 (eighth pick overall)
Transactions: Traded to Boston Celtics (6/9/80); Signed as free agent with Charlotte Hornets (10/4/94); Signed as free agent with Chicago Bulls (9/25/96)
Selected after junior season by the Orlando Magic in the first round (first pick overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft....Signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Lakers on 7/18/96
Full Name: Robert Lee Pettit Jr.
Born: 12/12/32 in Baton Rouge, La.
College: Louisiana State
High School: Baton Rouge (La.)
Honors: NBA MVP (1956, 1959); NBA Rookie of the Year (1955); All-NBA First Team (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964); All-NBA second team (1965); Member NBA Championship team (1958); Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1970); NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time Team (1970); 35th Anniversary All-Time Team (1980); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) Height: 6-9
Weight: 215 lbs.
Drafted by: Milwaukee Hawks, 1954 (first round); franchise moved to St. Louis for 1955-56 season
作者: 樱花浪漫 时间: 2004-1-25 21:16:00
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (fifth pick overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft. Draft rights traded by the SuperSonics to the Chicago Bulls for the draft rights to Olden Polynice, a 1988 or 1989 second-round draft choice, and the option to exchange 1989 first-round draft choices on 6/22/87. Traded by the Bulls to the Houston Rockets for Roy Rogers and a conditional second-round draft pick on 1/22/99. Traded by the Rockets to the Portland Trail Blazers for Walt Williams, Stacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers and Brian Shaw on 10/2/99..
Full Name: Willis Reed Jr.
Born: 6/25/42 in Hico, La.
College: Grambling State
High School: West Side (Lillie, La.)
Honors: NBA MVP (1970); NBA Rookie of the Year (1965); All-NBA First Team (1970); NBA All-Defensive First Team (1970); NBA All-Rookie Team (1965); Height: 6-10
Weight: 240 lbs.
Drafted by: New York Knicks, 1964 (10th overall)
Full Name: Oscar Palmer Robertson
Born: 11/24/38 in Charlotte, TN
College: Cincinnati
High School: Crispus Attucks (Indianapolis)
Honors: 9-time All-NBA 1st Team, 1964 NBA MVP, Rookie of the Year 1961 Nickname: Big O
Height: 6-5
Weight: 220 lbs.
Drafted by: Cincinnati Royals, 1960
Transactions: Traded to Bucks 4/21/70
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round (first pick overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft
Full Name: Adolph Schayes
Born: 5/19/28 in New York, N.Y.
College: New York University
High School: DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, N.Y.)
Honors: Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame (1973) Height: 6-8
Weight: 220 lbs.
Drafted by: Tri-Cities Hawks, 1948
Transactions: Draft rights obtained by Syracuse Nationals (1948)
Full Name: William Walton Sharman
Born: 5/25/26 in Abilene, Tex.
College: Southern California
High School: Narbonne (Lomita, Calif.); Porterville (Calif.)
Honors: Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame (1976) Height: 6-1
Weight: 190 lbs.
Drafted by: Washington Capitols, 1950
Transactions: Selected by Fort Wayne Pistons in 1951 Dispersal Draft of Capitols franchise ... Traded to Boston Celtics (1951)
Selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft....Signed by the Jazz on 9/27/84....Re-signed by the Jazz on 8/25/86....Re-signed by the Jazz on 2/28/89....Re-signed by the Jazz on 10/3/90....Re-signed by the Jazz on 10/2/96....Re-signed by the Jazz on 9/30/99....Re-signed by the Jazz on 9/27/01.
Selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft....Signed by the Jazz on 9/27/84....Re-signed by the Jazz on 8/25/86....Re-signed by the Jazz on 2/28/89....Re-signed by the Jazz on 10/3/90....Re-signed by the Jazz on 10/2/96....Re-signed by the Jazz on 9/30/99....Re-signed by the Jazz on 9/27/01.
Full Name: Nathaniel Thurmond
Born: 7/25/41 in Akron, Ohio
College: Bowling Green State
High School: Central Hower (Akron, Ohio)
Honors: Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame (1985) Height: 6-11
Weight: 235 lbs.
Drafted by: San Francisco Warriors, 1963
Transactions: Traded to Chicago Bulls (9/3/74) ... Traded to Cleveland Cavaliers (11/27/75).
作者: 樱花浪漫 时间: 2004-1-25 21:17:00
Full Name: Wesley Sissel Unseld
Born: 3/14/46 in Louisville, Ky.
College: Louisville
High School: Seneca (Louisville, Ky.)
Honors: Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame (1988) Height: 6-7
Weight: 245 lbs.
Drafted by: Baltimore Bullets, 1968 (second overall)
Full Name: William Theodore Walton
Born: 11/5/52 in La Mesa, Calif.
College: UCLA
High School: Helix (La Mesa, Calif.)
Honors: Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame (1993) Height: 6-11
Weight: 235 lbs.
Drafted by: Portland Trail Blazers, 1974 (first overall)
Transactions: Signed as free agent by San Diego Clippers (5/13/79) ... Traded to Boston Celtics (9/6/85)
Full Name: Jerry Allan West
Born: 5/28/38 in Chelyan, W. Va.
College: West Virginia
High School: East Bank (W. Va.)
Honors: Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame (1980) Height: 6-2
Weight: 185 lbs.
Drafted by: Minneapolis Lakers, 1960 (second overall)
Full Name: Leonard Randolph Wilkens
Born: 10/28/37 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
College: Providence
High School: Boys (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Honors: Elected to Hall of Fame as player (1988) and coach (1998) Height: 6-1
Weight: 180 lbs.
Drafted by: St. Louis Hawks, 1960
Transactions: Traded to Seattle SuperSonics (10/12/68) ... Traded to Cleveland Cavaliers (8/23/72) ... Rights transferred to Portland Trail Blazers (10/7/74)
Full Name: James Ager Worthy
Born: 2/27/61 in Gastonia, N.C.
College: North Carolina
High School: Ashbrook (Gastonia, N.C.)
Honors: Named one of NBA's 50 Greatest Players (1996) Nickname: Big Game James
Height: 6-9
Weight: 225 lbs.
Drafted by: L.A. Lakers, 1982 (first overall)
Full Name: James Ager Worthy
Born: 2/27/61 in Gastonia, N.C.
College: North Carolina
High School: Ashbrook (Gastonia, N.C.)
Honors: Named one of NBA's 50 Greatest Players (1996) Nickname: Big Game James
Height: 6-9
Weight: 225 lbs.
Drafted by: L.A. Lakers, 1982 (first overall)
