|
COACH
|
CENTER
|
FORWARD
|
FORWARD
|
F/G
|
GUARD
|
GUARD
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STATISTICS:
|
|
CAREER AVG.:
|
|
BEST NBA YR.:
|
|
BEST ABA YR.:
|
|
| Pts. |
Reb. |
Ast. |
|
17.1
|
10.9
|
1.5
|
|
20.7
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
|
22.9
|
15.7
|
1.9
|
|
| Pts. |
Reb. |
Ast. |
|
20.5
|
11.4
|
4.5
|
|
23.0
|
13.4
|
6.0
|
|
20.7
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
|
| Pts. |
Reb. |
Ast. |
|
16.4
|
17.3
|
5.3
|
|
16.9
|
18.1
|
6.4
|
|
20.7
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
|
| Pts. |
Reb. |
Ast. |
|
20.8
|
6.3
|
4.8
|
|
28.9
|
9.0
|
7.5
|
|
20.7
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
|
| Pts. |
Reb. |
Ast. |
|
15.6
|
4.7
|
3.6
|
|
21.7
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
|
20.7
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
|
| Pts. |
Reb. |
Ast. |
|
14.5
|
3.0
|
5.3
|
|
18.5
|
3.1
|
8.6
|
|
20.7
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
|
|
AWARDS
|
NBA All-Rookie
NBA All-Star (2)
ABA All-Star (3)
All-ABA (2)
ABA Finals MVP |
NBA All-Rookie
All-NBA (8)
All-Star (10)
All-Defense (8)
NBA League MVP |
ROY
All-NBA (3)
NBA All-Star (3)
Hall of Fame |
NBA All-Rookie
All-NBA (11)
All-Star (13)
All-Defense (8)
NBA Finals MVP
Hall of Fame |
All-NBA (5)
All-Star (5)
All-Defense (5)
DPOY (2) |
All-NBA (2)
All-Star (2)
All-Defense (2)
NBA Finals MVP |
TEAM ROSTER v. 2.0
 MEET THE NEW-LOOK LAKERS: A team so good that two of the players are nicknamed "The Franchise!" Four of the starters have averaged at least six assists per game in an NBA season; Three of the starters have averaged over 13 rebounds per game -- and the starting forwards averaged both 13 boards and six assists! Three starters were called the best all-around players of their era by Sports Illustrated. Both starting guards were NBA Finals MVP's. Three of the starters ran their team's fast break offense -- including one of the low-post players! Combined, they have appeared on 29 All-NBA teams, 2 All-ABA teams, 24 All-Defensive Teams, 38 All-Star teams, and nine NBA Championship teams. Between Hondo, Moncrief and Billups, the Lakers have a combined 15 All-Defensive Team awards guarding the perimeter. Moncrief alone won two DPOY awards, the very first two years it was awarded, and Havlicek probably would've won it many times, if they had the award back then. The most unselfish, hardest-working, toughest defending team in the league...
Introducing.... your All Time League's LOS ANGELES LAKERS:
 KEVIN GARNETT ("The Franchise")
LEAGUE MVP: 2003-04; ALL-NBA TEAM: 1998-99 (3rd), 1999-00 (1st), 2000-01 (2nd), 2001-02 (2nd), 2002-03 (1st), 2003-04 (1st), 2004-05 (2nd), 2006-07 (3rd); ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM: 1999-00 (1st), 2000-01 (1st), 2001-02 (1st), 2002-03 (1st), 2003-04 (1st), 2004-05 (1st), 2005-06 (2nd), 2006-07 (2nd); ALL-STAR: 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04. 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07.
 Forward/Center Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics is a 6'11", 250-lb power forward regarded as one of the best all around players in the game today. Nicknames include "The Big Ticket", "The Kid" and "The Franchise." He will play primarily Power Forward for the Lakers, but will also play Center against faster teams.
After graduating from Farragut Career Academy, Kevin was the fifth player drafted in 1995, making him the first player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years. To date, his accomplishments include having been voted Most Valuable Player of the 2003-04 NBA season, being named to ten All-Star teams, and being named to eight All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams. He's a 2-time NBA regular-season leader in PER: 2004 (29.4), 2005 (28.2); a 4-time NBA regular-season leader in rebounds per game: 2004 (13.9), 2005 (13.5), 2006 (12.7), 2007 (12.8); he was the NBA regular-season leader in points: 2004 (1,987); 16 triple-doubles during the regular season, and 3 in the post-season.
Kevin is the first player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists per game for 6 consecutive seasons (1999-2005); He's also the first player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists per game for 9 consecutive seasons (1998-2007). Beyond that, he's the first player in NBA history to reach at least 18,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 4,000 assists, 1,200 steals, and 1,500 blocks in his playing career. He was ranked #70 on SLAM Magazine's Top 75 NBA Players of All Time, in 2003 -- one of only a handfull of active players to make the list, and his stature has only risen since, with an MVP award and several All-NBA, All-Star, and All-Defensive Team appearances.
| SEASON |
LG
|
TM
|
GM
|
MIN
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
REB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
TO
|
PPG
|
| 1995-96 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
80
|
28.7
|
.491
|
.286
|
.705
|
6.3
|
1.8
|
1.1
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
10.4
|
| 1996-97 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
77
|
38.9
|
.499
|
.286
|
.754
|
8.0
|
3.1
|
1.4
|
2.1
|
2.3
|
17.0
|
| 1997-98 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
82
|
39.3
|
.491
|
.188
|
.738
|
9.6
|
4.2
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
2.3
|
18.5
|
| 1998-99 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
47
|
37.9
|
.460
|
.286
|
.704
|
10.4
|
4.3
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
2.9
|
20.8
|
| 1999-00 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
81
|
40.0
|
.497
|
.370
|
.765
|
11.8
|
5.0
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
3.3
|
22.9
|
| 2000-01 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
81
|
39.5
|
.477
|
.288
|
.764
|
11.4
|
5.0
|
1.4
|
1.8
|
2.8
|
22.0
|
| 2001-02 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
81
|
39.2
|
.470
|
.319
|
.801
|
12.1
|
5.2
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
2.8
|
21.2
|
| 2002-03 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
82
|
40.5
|
.502
|
.282
|
.751
|
13.4
|
6.0
|
1.4
|
1.6
|
2.8
|
23.0
|
| 2003-04 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
82
|
39.4
|
.499
|
.256
|
.791
|
13.9
|
5.0
|
1.5
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
24.2
|
| 2004-05 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
82
|
38.1
|
.502
|
.240
|
.811
|
13.5
|
5.7
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
2.7
|
22.2
|
| 2005-06 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
76
|
38.9
|
.526
|
.267
|
.810
|
12.7
|
4.1
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
2.4
|
21.8
|
| 2006-07 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
76
|
39.4
|
.476
|
.214
|
.835
|
12.8
|
4.1
|
1.2
|
1.7
|
2.7
|
22.4
|
| CAREER |
NBA
|
MIN
|
927
|
38.3
|
.491
|
.289
|
.780
|
11.4
|
4.5
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
2.6
|
20.5
|
 JOHN HAVLICEK ("Hondo")
HALL OF FAME: Inducted in 1984; NBA FINALS MVP: 1973-74; ALL-NBA TEAM: 1963-64 (2nd), 1965-66 (2nd), 1967-68 (2nd), 1968-69 (2nd), 1969-70 (2nd), 1970-71 (1st), 1971-72 (1st), 1972-73 (1st), 1973-74 (1st), 1974-75 (2nd), 1975-76 (2nd); ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM: 1968-69 (2nd), 1969-70 (2nd), 1970-71 (2nd), 1971-72 (1st), 1972-73 (1st), 1973-74 (1st), 1974-75 (1st), 1975-76 (1st); ALL-STAR: 1965-66, 1966-67,1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78.
 Ranked #15 on SLAM Magazine's Top 75 NBA Players of All Time, John J. Havlicek was a thirteen-time NBA All-Star. The 6'5" Boston Celtics swingman was "a perpetual-motion machine, a human dynamo who was legendary for wearing out opponents with his relentless baseline-to-baseline efforts" (NBA.com). A star at both forward and guard during the course of his career, Havlicek's versatility made him "perhaps the finest all-around player in the history of the NBA," according to Sports Illustrated. He was also on USA Today's "All Time Greatest Players" Second Team in 2003.
John played for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles. Nicknamed "Hondo" (a name inspired by the John Wayne movie of the same name), he was inducted as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. Havlicek is the Celtics all-time leader in points and games played, scoring 26,395 points (20.8 points per game, 10th all-time in points scored in the NBA), and playing in 1,270 games (4th all-time). He became the first player to score 1,000 points in 16 consecutive seasons, with his best season coming during the 1970-71 NBA season when he averaged 28.9 points per game.
In addition to his impressive statistics, Havlicek showed great poise. At crucial moments when a decisive play had to be made, it was "Havlicek time." A classic example of his clutch performing occurred in the seventh game of the 1965 Eastern Division Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. With only five seconds left in the game, he deflected an inbounds pass from Hal Greer to save a one-point Celtics victory, prompting broadcaster Johnny Most's legendary call, "Havlicek steals it. Over to Sam Jones. Havlicek stole the ball! It's all over! Johnny Havlicek stole the ball!" In 1968, during another seventh game against the Sixers in the division finals, he scored 40 points at Philadelphia to help Boston to a 100-96 victory. Later, in the pivotal Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals, he sank a miraculous, game-saving basket against Phoenix in the closing seconds of the second overtime to force a third extra period. The Celtics outlasted the Suns, 128-126, and went on to win the championship.
Hondo was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, selected by a blue-ribbon panel of media, former players and coaches, general managers and team executives, on Oct. 29, 1996, in New York City.
| SEASON |
LG
|
TM
|
GM
|
MIN
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
REB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
TO
|
PPG
|
| 1962-63 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
80
|
27.5
|
.445
|
--
|
.728
|
6.7
|
2.2
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
14.3
|
| 1963-64 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
80
|
32.3
|
.417
|
--
|
.746
|
5.4
|
3.0
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
19.9
|
| 1964-65 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
75
|
28.9
|
.401
|
--
|
.744
|
4.9
|
2.7
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
18.3
|
| 1965-66 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
71
|
30.6
|
.399
|
--
|
.785
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
18.8
|
| 1966-67 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
81
|
32.1
|
.444
|
--
|
.828
|
6.6
|
3.4
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
21.4
|
| 1967-68 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
82
|
35.6
|
.429
|
--
|
.812
|
6.7
|
4.7
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
20.7
|
| 1968-69 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
82
|
38.7
|
.405
|
--
|
.780
|
7.0
|
5.4
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
21.6
|
| 1969-70 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
81
|
41.6
|
.464
|
--
|
.844
|
7.8
|
6.8
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
24.2
|
| 1970-71 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
81
|
45.4
|
.450
|
--
|
.818
|
9.0
|
7.5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
28.9
|
| 1971-72 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
82
|
45.1
|
.458
|
--
|
.834
|
8.2
|
7.5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
27.5
|
| 1972-73 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
80
|
42.1
|
.450
|
--
|
.858
|
7.1
|
6.6
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
23.8
|
| 1973-74 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
76
|
40.7
|
.456
|
--
|
.832
|
6.4
|
5.9
|
1.3
|
0.4
|
--
|
22.6
|
| 1974-75 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
82
|
38.2
|
.455
|
--
|
.870
|
5.9
|
5.3
|
1.3
|
0.2
|
--
|
19.2
|
| 1975-76 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
76
|
34.2
|
.450
|
--
|
.844
|
4.1
|
3.7
|
1.3
|
0.4
|
--
|
17.0
|
| 1976-77 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
79
|
36.9
|
.452
|
--
|
.816
|
4.8
|
5.1
|
1.1
|
0.2
|
--
|
17.7
|
| 1977-78 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
82
|
34.1
|
.449
|
--
|
.855
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
1.1
|
0.3
|
2.5
|
16.1
|
| CAREER |
LG
|
TM
|
1270
|
36.6
|
.439
|
--
|
.815
|
6.3
|
4.8
|
1.2
|
0.3
|
2.5
|
20.8
|
 MAURICE STOKES ("Big Mo")
HALL OF FAME: Inducted in 2004; ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 1955; ALL-NBA TEAM: 1955-56 (2nd), 1956-57 (2nd), 1957-58 (2nd); ALL-STAR: 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58; OTHER AWARDS: NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964. In 1997, voted to the All–NIT team by a media panel, the only player on a 4th-place team to be so honored. Number retired by the Sacramento Kings.
 Forward Maurice Stokes played for the Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) from 1955 to 1958. "The first great, athletic power forward," Bob Cousy said years later. "He was Karl Malone with more finesse." According to Red Auerbach, “Maurice Stokes was Magic Johnson before there was a Magic Johnson.”
Stokes grabbed 38 rebounds in a single game during his rookie season, averaged 16.3 rebounds per game overall (first in the NBA), and was named NBA Rookie of the Year. The next season, he set a league record for most rebounds in a single season with 1,256 (17.4 per game).
In his third season, Stokes became the most complete player in the league as he finished second in rebounding average (18.1) to Bill Russell, third in assists (6.4), behind only Hall of Fame guards Bob Cousy and Dick McGuire, and scored 16.9 points a game. He was not only the team's best low post player, defender and rebounder, he was in also in charge of leading the fast break!
Stokes played in the NBA All-Star Game all three years of his career, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team three times. On March 12, 1958 in the last game of the 1957-58 NBA season, Stokes drove to the basket, drew contact and fell to the floor, hit his head, and was knocked unconscious. He was revived with smelling salts and returned to the game. Three days later, after a sub-standard (for him) 12-point, 15-rebound performance during his first-ever playoff game, Stokes became ill on the team's flight back to Cincinnati. "I feel like I'm going to die," he told a teammate. Stokes fell into a coma and was left permanently paralyzed. In the end, he was diagnosed with "post-traumatic encephalopathy, a brain injury that damaged his motor control center." During the years that followed, Stokes was supported by his lifelong friend and teammate Jack Twyman. He died of a heart attack at 36 years of age. A film, Maurie, was made of his life in 1973, but today his extraordnary talent has largely been forgotten. But at least the Executive Committee of the Naismith Hall of Fame remembered -- Stokes was inducted into the hall as a player in September of 2004 -- and it was about friggin' time!
| SEASON |
LG
|
TM
|
GM
|
MIN
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
REB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
TO
|
PPG
|
| 1955-56 |
NBA
|
ROC
|
67
|
34.7
|
.354
|
--
|
.714
|
16.3
|
4.9
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
16.8
|
| 1956-57 |
NBA
|
ROC
|
72
|
38.3
|
.347
|
--
|
.665
|
17.4
|
4.6
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
15.6
|
| 1957-58 |
NBA
|
CIN
|
63
|
39.0
|
.351
|
--
|
.715
|
18.1
|
6.4
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
16.9
|
| CAREER |
LG
|
TM
|
202
|
37.3
|
.351
|
--
|
.698
|
17.3
|
5.3
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
16.4
|
 SIDNEY MONCRIEF ("The Squid")
ALL-NBA: 19781-82 (2nd), 1982-83 (1st), 1983-84 (2nd), 1984-85 (2nd), 1985-86 (2nd); ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM: 1981-82 (2nd), 1982-83 (1st), 1983-84 (1st), 1984-85 (1st), 1985-86 (1st); NBA ALL-STAR: 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86; DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 1982-83, 1983-84.
 Sydney Moncrief is regarded as one of the top NBA players of the 1980s, despite playing with a degenerative knee problem that one doctor said would limit him to no more than two years of pro basketball. But by the end of his career, along with being named the Defensive Player of the Year the first two years of the award's existence, he was named five times to the All-NBA Team, five time to the All-Defensive Team and five times as an All-Star.
Moncrief is best known for his defensive play. He could bench-press his body weight plus 30 pounds, which helped him become a dominant force under the basket. His springy legs (he had a 36-inch vertical leap) gave him above-average shotblocking abilities. Few players could beat him back to the other end of the court after a basket or turnover.
As an NCAA college basketball player from 1975-1979, Moncrief led the University of Arkansas Razorbacks trio known as "The Triplets" to the 1978 Final Four.
Moncrief's NBA career started with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1979 when he was drafted 5th overall. Sidney was known for his versatility on the court, particularly given his 6' 4" stature, but was most known for his tenacious defensive play. Still, he averaged over 20 points a game 4 seasons in his career and finished his 11-year NBA career with an average of 15.6 points per game. Moncrief honed his jump shot into a lethal weapon. But he never did abandon his penchant for the inside game. In 1982-83, perhaps his finest all-around campaign, he averaged 22.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, and 3.9 apg, shooting .524 from the field. He earned the NBA's first-ever Defensive Player of the Year Award and was also named to the All-NBA First Team, joining Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Moses Malone and Magic. Moncrief spent 10 seasons with the Bucks, in all, then retired with knee troubles. After sitting out of the NBA for one year, Moncrief tried one season with the Atlanta Hawks before calling it quits for good. Moncrief, once called "the most beloved athlete in the history of Arkansas," owns a similar spot in the hearts and minds of Bucks fans. A Milwaukee newspaper poll overwhelmingly ranked Moncrief as the favorite Bucks player of all time, beating out the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson. For his accomplishments with the Bucks, his #4 jersey was retired and hangs from the rafters of the Bradley Center.
| SEASON |
LG
|
TM
|
GM
|
MIN
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
REB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
TO
|
PPG
|
| 1979-80 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
77
|
20.2
|
.468
|
.000
|
.795
|
4.4
|
1.7
|
0.9
|
0.2
|
1.5
|
8.5
|
| 1980-81 |
ABA
|
MIL
|
80
|
30.2
|
.541
|
.222
|
.804
|
5.1
|
3.3
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
1.8
|
14.0
|
| 1981-82 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
80
|
37.3
|
.523
|
.071
|
.817
|
6.7
|
4.8
|
1.7
|
0.3
|
2.6
|
19.8
|
| 1982-83 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
76
|
35.7
|
.524
|
.100
|
.826
|
5.8
|
3.9
|
1.5
|
0.3
|
2.6
|
22.5
|
| 1983-84 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
79
|
38.9
|
.498
|
.278
|
.848
|
6.7
|
4.5
|
1.4
|
0.3
|
2.7
|
20.9
|
| 1984-85 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
73
|
37.5
|
.483
|
.273
|
.828
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
1.6
|
0.5
|
2.5
|
21.7
|
| 1985-86 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
73
|
35.2
|
.489
|
.320
|
.859
|
4.6
|
4.9
|
1.4
|
0.2
|
2.4
|
20.2
|
| 1986-87 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
39
|
25.4
|
.488
|
.258
|
.840
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
0.7
|
0.3
|
1.6
|
11.8
|
| 1987-88 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
56
|
25.5
|
.489
|
.161
|
.837
|
3.2
|
3.6
|
0.7
|
0.3
|
1.5
|
10.8
|
| 1988-89 |
NBA
|
MIL
|
62
|
25.7
|
.491
|
.342
|
.865
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
1.0
|
0.2
|
1.5
|
12.1
|
| 1989-90 |
NBA
|
ATL
|
72
|
15.2
|
.488
|
.328
|
.781
|
1.8
|
1.4
|
0.7
|
0.1
|
0.9
|
4.7
|
| TOTAL |
|
|
717
|
35.6
|
.502
|
.284
|
.831
|
4.7
|
3.6
|
1.3
|
0.3
|
2.0
|
15.6
|
 ZELMO BEATY ("The Franchise")
NBA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: 1962-63; NBA ALL-STAR: 1965-66, 1967-68; ALL-ABA TEAM: 1970-71 (2nd), 1971-72 (2nd); ABA ALL-STAR:1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73; ABA PLAYOFFS MVP: 1970-71.
 In his 12 years of playing pro basketball, Zelmo "The Franchise" Beaty led his teams -- the St. Louis (now the Atlanta) Hawks, the Utah Stars, and the Los Angeles Lakers -- to 11 playoff appearances. Undersized for a center at 6'9", he nevertheless handled the biggest centers of the day, like Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem, Nate Thurmond, Walt Bellamy, and others -- using his brains, positioning, and dogged determination -- to reach All-Star and All-League status; first in the NBA, and then the ABA.
Zelmo was the third player selected in the 1962 draft by St. Louis Hawks. Beaty averaged 17.4 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 1.5 apg in 501 games there, in seven years. He's still the franchise leader in points by a center, and ranks in the top three among Hawks’ centers in both scoring and rebounding average.
"The Big Z" was an established multi-year All-Star when he tripled his salary by jumping to the ABA's Utah Stars in the late 1960's. He had to sit out one season (1969-70) before playing for Stars because of NBA legal threats, but when he finally could play, he turned the lowly Stars into the league's best team, leading the ABA in Field Goal Percentage for the 1970-71 season while averaging nearly 23 points and 16 rebounds per game
After winning the ABA championship in '71, Zelmo was a 2-time member of All-Pro Team, and a 3-time All-Star. In one game against the Pittsburgh Condors, he scored a franchise record of 63 points.
Beaty left the ABA for a final NBA stint with the Lakers in 1974-75, filling spot minutes at center after his old nemesis Wilt Chamberlain retired. Zelmo finished his pro career with per-game averages of 17.1 points and just under 11 rebounds. He then became a coach in the ABA.
From Jim O'Brien's Complete Handbook of Pro Basketball: "One of slickest big men in pro game . . . Nicknamed "The Franchise" for obvious reasons . . . Brought class to ABA and championship to Salt Lake City in first year in league after sitting out season when he jumped from NBA's Atlanta Hawks, for whom he had starred for seven years . . . Jumped to ABA for "the security my contract provides" . . . Switched to ABA under misconception that San Francisco Warriors center Nate Thurmond was making a similar move . . . Said when he signed with Stars that he got "more for one year than for three at Atlanta" . . . Four-year contract in excess of $400,000 . . . Led Stars in scoring and rebounding in both 1970-71 regular season and playoffs and established ABA record for percentage shooting with 55.6% mark . . . Named president of ABA Players' Association and was their spokesman when he said the ABA players were in favor of ABA-NBA merger . . . Moves about the court like a snobbish butler, but works like laborer under boards . . . Peter Carry of Sports Illustrated described him thusly: "Beaty has even perfected a sort of on-court hauteur; he strides about with his lengthy carriage militarily erect, his head cocked back and his eyes peering down in apparent disdain at the swarm of underlings milling about him." . . . Pushes, shoves and holds with best in middle, and outsmarts likes of Paultz and Gilmore consistently . . . Often underrated through the years, but rated by his competitors as one of the all-time greats . . . Lots of know-how here."
| SEASON |
LG
|
TM
|
GM
|
MIN
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
REB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
TO
|
PPG
|
| 1962-63 |
NBA
|
STL
|
80
|
24.0
|
.439
|
--
|
.717
|
8.3
|
1.1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
10.2
|
| 1963-64 |
NBA
|
STL
|
59
|
32.6
|
.444
|
--
|
.741
|
10.7
|
1.3
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
13.1
|
| 1964-65 |
NBA
|
STL
|
80
|
36.5
|
.482
|
--
|
.715
|
12.1
|
1.4
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
16.9
|
| 1965-66 |
NBA
|
STL
|
80
|
38.4
|
.473
|
--
|
.758
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
20.7
|
| 1966-67 |
NBA
|
STL
|
48
|
34.6
|
.473
|
--
|
.758
|
10.7
|
1.3
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
17.8
|
| 1967-68 |
NBA
|
STL
|
82
|
37.4
|
.488
|
--
|
.794
|
11.7
|
2.1
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
21.1
|
| 1968-69 |
NBA
|
ATL
|
72
|
35.8
|
.470
|
--
|
.731
|
11.1
|
1.8
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
21.5
|
| 1969-70 |
ABA
|
UTS
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| 1970-71 |
ABA
|
UTS
|
76
|
38.4
|
.555
|
.500
|
.791
|
15.7
|
1.9
|
--
|
--
|
2.6
|
22.9
|
| 1971-72 |
ABA
|
UTS
|
84
|
37.3
|
.539
|
.000
|
.829
|
13.2
|
1.5
|
--
|
--
|
2.7
|
23.6
|
| 1972-73 |
ABA
|
UTS
|
82
|
34.2
|
.520
|
.000
|
.803
|
9.8
|
1.5
|
--
|
1.0
|
2.4
|
16.4
|
| 1973-74 |
ABA
|
UTS
|
77
|
32.2
|
.524
|
.000
|
.795
|
8.0
|
1.7
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
1.4
|
13.4
|
| 1974-75 |
NBA
|
LAL
|
69
|
17.6
|
.439
|
--
|
.800
|
4.7
|
1.1
|
0.7
|
0.4
|
--
|
5.5
|
| ABA |
|
|
319
|
35.5
|
.536
|
.154
|
.807
|
11.6
|
1.6
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
2.3
|
19.1
|
| NBA |
|
|
570
|
32.2
|
.469
|
--
|
.750
|
10.4
|
1.5
|
0.7
|
0.4
|
--
|
16.0
|
| TOTAL |
LG
|
TM
|
889
|
33.4
|
.494
|
.154
|
.771
|
10.9
|
1.5
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
2.3
|
17.1
|
 CHAUNCEY BILLUPS ("Mr. Big Shot")
NBA FINALS MVP: 2003-04; ALL-NBA TEAM: 2005-06 (2nd), 2006-07 (3rd); ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM: 2004-05 (2nd), 2005-06 (2nd); ALL-STAR: 2005-06, 2006-07; OTHER AWARDS: Selected to play on the USA Olympic basketball team in Beijing, China; Billups was the fifth player to have his jersey (number 4) retired at the University of Colorado in 2004.
 Point guard Chauncey Billups, nicknamed "Smooth," was a McDonald's High School All-American in 1995. He then played college basketball at the University of Colorado, where he was named Second Team All-America as a sophomore. Chauncey averaged 18.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 55 games in his college career. He connected on 120 three-pointers and shot .857 (306-for-357) from the free throw line. Chauncey then played for USA Basketball's Men's 22-and-under team against the Dream Team during the summer of 1996, and also played at the 1995 Olympic Festival in Denver.
He was drafted third overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, but his breakthrough came in the 2001-2002 season, playing alongside none other than his current Laker teammate, Kevin Garnett. Garnett's skills allowed Chauncey to become more of a scorer, as defenses would collapse on the Big Ticket and leave Chauncey open for his favorite shot, the 3-pointer. Chauncey became a free agent at the end of the season and was courted by a number of teams. One of the team reps was a boyhood hero and role model for Chauncey: Joe Dumars, who ran the Detroit Pistons.
In June of 2002, Billups signed with Detroit to become the team's new starting point guard. Billups quickly established himself in the Pistons squad, earning respect for his tenacious defense and clutch shooting. He helped lead the Pistons to the 2004 NBA Finals, in which he was named the Most Valuable Player, averaging 21.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.20 steals in 38.4 minutes vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. He led the Pistons to the Finals once again in 2005, and in 25 playoff games averaged 18.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists (6th among playoff leaders) and 1.0 steals in 39.4 minutes per game. He also became the sixth player in franchise history to score over 1,000 postseason points, and passed Isiah Thomas to become the franchise’s all-time playoff leader in three-point field goals made (107). On July 11, 2007, Billups signed a $60 million, five-year contract, returning to the team he led to five straight Conference Finals appearances.
| SEASON |
LG
|
TM
|
GM
|
MIN
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
REB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
TO
|
PPG
|
| 1997-98 |
NBA
|
BOS
|
51
|
25.4
|
.390
|
.339
|
.817
|
2.2
|
4.3
|
1.5
|
0.0
|
2.3
|
11.1
|
|
NBA
|
TOR
|
29
|
31.7
|
.349
|
.316
|
.919
|
2.7
|
3.3
|
1.0
|
0.1
|
1.9
|
11.3
|
|
NBA
|
TOT
|
80
|
27.7
|
.374
|
.329
|
.850
|
2.4
|
3.9
|
1.3
|
0.1
|
2.2
|
11.2
|
| 1998-99 |
NBA
|
DEN
|
45
|
33.1
|
.386
|
.362
|
.913
|
2.1
|
3.8
|
1.3
|
0.3
|
2.2
|
13.9
|
| 1999-00 |
NBA
|
DEN
|
13
|
23.5
|
.337
|
.171
|
.841
|
2.6
|
3.0
|
0.8
|
0.2
|
1.8
|
8.6
|
| 2000-01 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
77
|
23.2
|
.422
|
.376
|
.842
|
2.1
|
3.4
|
0.7
|
0.1
|
1.4
|
9.3
|
| 2001-02 |
NBA
|
MIN
|
82
|
28.7
|
.423
|
.394
|
.885
|
2.8
|
5.5
|
0.8
|
0.2
|
1.7
|
12.5
|
| 2002-03 |
NBA
|
DET
|
74
|
31.4
|
.421
|
.392
|
.878
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
0.9
|
0.2
|
1.8
|
16.2
|
| 2003-04 |
NBA
|
DET
|
78
|
35.4
|
.394
|
.388
|
.878
|
3.5
|
5.7
|
1.1
|
0.1
|
2.3
|
16.9
|
| 2004-05 |
NBA
|
DET
|
80
|
35.8
|
.442
|
.426
|
.898
|
3.4
|
5.8
|
1.0
|
0.1
|
2.4
|
16.5
|
| 2005-06 |
NBA
|
DET
|
81
|
36.1
|
.418
|
.433
|
.894
|
3.1
|
8.6
|
0.9
|
0.1
|
2.0
|
18.5
|
| 2006-07 |
NBA
|
DET
|
70
|
36.2
|
.427
|
.345
|
.883
|
3.4
|
7.2
|
1.2
|
0.2
|
2.3
|
17.0
|
| CAREER |
LG
|
TM
|
680
|
31.7
|
.412
|
.384
|
.882
|
3.0
|
5.3
|
1.0
|
0.2
|
2.0
|
14.5
|
 RAY SCOTT ("Ziggy")
RED AUERBACH AWARD: 1973-74 NBA Coach of the Year; MICHIGAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Inducted in 2007
 Coach John Raymond (Ray) Scott was a 6'9" forward/center who played collegiately at the University of Portland, then was selected with the 4th pick in the 1961 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Scott averaged between 13.3 and 17.9 PPG in his five full seasons in Detroit. In 1963-64, Scott averaged over 13 boards per game. With the Bullets in '67-68, Scott averaged nearly 14 RPG.Scott had an 11-year career in the NBA and the ABA, with the Pistons, the Baltimore Bullets, and the Virginia Squires.
Scott would then coach the Pistons for three and a half seasons, from 1972 through 1976. Unlike the later dapper, conservatively-dressed Piston coaches like Chuck Daly and Larry Brown, Scott's favored attire was a leisure suit, combined with polyester shirts, platform dance shoes and a pukka shell necklace. He led the team to a record of 147 and 134 (.523) over those seasons, making the playoffs twice and invigorating one of the worst franchises in the NBA at that time. In 1974 the team went 52-30, and he won the Red Auerbach Trophy, better known as the NBA Coach of the Year Award. Scott was the first African American to win a coach of the year award in any team sport in North America.
The Pistons had a good nucleus of players, led by Bob Lanier, Dave Bing and Curtis Rowe. But injuries hit the Pistons hard, and Scott was fired halfway through the 1975-76 season, with a 17-25 record. Scott was conducting practice when a rep for the new management (including new owner Bill Davidson) strode onto the court, relieved Scott of his silver whistle, and marched him off the court to give him the "Ziggy" -- that's Detroit-ese for a coach getting fired. What followed was the worst era in Pistons history. Scott and players Dave Bing and and Bob Lanier put pro basketball on the map in Detroit, but were all booted out of town. The dastardly firing of Scott -- in front of his stunned players -- was a classless move that Lakers2.0 will now rectify.
COACH SCOTT'S GAMEPLAN: The Lakers will run with two different units -- a "big" squad, featuring Beaty, Garnett and Stokes -- the three of them averaging 40 rebounds per game by themselves -- with Havilicek and Billups manning the backcourt, and Moncrief spelling the guards. But against teams with stronger perimeter games, Havlicek will move to small forward.
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