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Los Angeles Clippers: 25 Best Players To Play For The Clippers

By Phil Watson

Apr 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the Los Angeles Clippers logo at midcourt during game two of the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples center. The Clippers defeated the Trail Blazers 102-81 to take a 2-0 lead. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 20, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the Los Angeles Clippers logo at midcourt during game two of the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples center. The Clippers defeated the Trail Blazers 102-81 to take a 2-0 lead. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Basketball: NBA Playoffs: Buffalo Braves Bob McAdoo (11) in action, layup vs Washington Bullets at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Game 4. Buffalo, NY 4/18/1975 CREDIT: Neil Leifer (Photo by Neil Leifer /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X19469 )
Basketball: NBA Playoffs: Buffalo Braves Bob McAdoo (11) in action, layup vs Washington Bullets at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Game 4. Buffalo, NY 4/18/1975 CREDIT: Neil Leifer (Photo by Neil Leifer /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X19469 ) /

77. <strong>How acquired:</strong> 2nd overall pick from North Carolina, 1972 NBA Draft.. C-PF. 1972-76. Bob McAdoo. 2. player

In his lone season at North Carolina, Bob McAdoo earned All-America honors, averaging more than 19 points and 10 rebounds a game as a JUCO transfer.

Seeking scoring punch, the Buffalo Braves took the big man with the second overall pick in the 1972 NBA Draft.

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McAdoo was named Rookie of the Year in 1972-73 and was later MVP in 1974-75, the only player in franchise history so honored.

He was a three-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA pick and was runner-up in the MVP voting in both 1973-74 and 1975-76.

McAdoo won three straight scoring titles from 1973-74 through 1975-76, also leading the NBA in minutes per game in 1974-75 and 1975-76 and in field-goal percentage in 1973-74.

But in December 1976, the financially challenged Braves traded McAdoo and Tom McMillen to the New York Knicks in exchange for John Gianelli and cash.

In parts of five seasons in Buffalo, McAdoo averaged 28.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.1 steals in 40.1 minutes per game, shooting 50 percent from the field and 78 percent at the line.

McAdoo was traded to the Boston Celtics in February 1979 and in September 1979, went to the Detroit Pistons with two first-round picks in 1980 as compensation for the Celtics’ signing of veteran free agent M.L. Carr.

Waived by Detroit in March 1981, he signed two days later with the New Jersey Nets and was traded in December 1981 to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he was part of two NBA title teams.

In January 1986, McAdoo signed with the Philadelphia 76ers and played seven seasons in Italy before retiring in 1993 at the age of 42.

Currently a pro scout with the Miami Heat after 20 seasons as an assistant coach with the Heat, McAdoo was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

He is 28th in NBA history with an average of 22.1 points per game.

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