25 Greatest Players in ABA History

24. Doug Moe

Position: Small Forward
Years Active: 1967-1972
Team(s): New Orleans Buccaneers, Oakland Oaks, Carolina Cougars, Virginia Squires
ABA Averages: 32.0 MPG, 16.3 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 2.4 ORPG, 3.2 APG
Accolades: ABA Champion, 3x ABA All-Star

There are plenty of players who can be compared to Doug Moe in the modern era. At the time that he played, however, his skill set was was one of the more dynamic and unusual of any player at the small and power forward positions.

Moe was a lights-out shooter, which wasn’t incredibly uncommon, and a skilled facilitator who could pace his team through games—something that very few forwards were capable of doing in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Moe and Larry Brown were a perfect match, blending the latter’s flawless court vision with the former’s ability to score from all over the floor. Moe was selfless as a contributor, facilitating the offense by keeping it in constant motion and balancing a low-high attack.

When he wasn’t scoring and distributing, Moe was making his name was one of the most loathed defenders in the ABA.

His size and versatility made him a defensive matchup nightmare for scorers and ball-handlers. Even if he failed to lock a player down, his physicality and tenacity would make life difficult for any and every opponent he encountered.

With a championship ring and three All-Star Game appearances, Moe established himself as one of the league’s best.

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