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This was the final season before the NBA-ABA merger. In the 1976 offseason, four ABA teams joined the NBA: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, and the reigning ABA champion New York Nets, who relocated to New Jersey. It was the first season for Darryl Dawkins, World B. Free, and Kobe Bryant's dad Joe Bryant.
The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association.The season ended with the Portland Trail Blazers winning their first NBA Championship in franchise history, beating the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the NBA Finals.
2x All-NBA First Team (1976, 1977) 2x All-NBA Second Team (1973, 1978) NBA Scoring Champion (1977) 2x National College Player Of The Year (1969, 1970) 3x Consensus NCAA First Team All-American (1968-1970) [72] 1987: Bobby Wanzer: G: NBA championship with Rochester Royals, 1951 Led the league in free-throw percentage, 90.4 in 1952 NBA All-Star ...
That season, he led the NBA in total assists, assists per game, total steals, steals per game, and made NBA All-Defense First-Team. He was the first player to lead the NBA in assists and steals in the same season. [1] In 1976, Watts also received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his outstanding service to the community. [9] Watts ...
The Phoenix Suns entered the NBA as an expansion team in the 1968–69 season. Prior to 1976, they only made the playoffs once, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 1970 NBA Playoffs. Before that, the Suns lost a coin flip to the Milwaukee Bucks prior to the 1969 NBA draft, losing out on selecting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
This was the first time that Women's basketball was played at the Summer Olympics. [1] ... Team Pld W L PF PA Points 1. ... 1976 NBA Playoffs, ...
The 1976 NBA draft was the 30th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 8, 1976, before the 1976–77 season. In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The first two picks in the draft ...
The 1976–77 NBA season was the Lakers' 29th season in the NBA and 17th season in Los Angeles. [1] ... All-NBA First Team; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive ...