Legendary Basketball Tycoon

"The forty-third is the retired player No. 41 from the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards)-'Bone Crusher' Wes Unseld!"

Wes Unseld was selected by the Baltimore Bullets (now Washington Wizards) in the second place in the first round of the 1968 NBA Draft[1]. He played for the Baltimore Washington Bullets throughout his career and won the NBA in his rookie season. Regular season MVP and NBA Rookie of the Year and was selected to the NBA All-NBA Team. In 1978, he won the NBA championship with the Bullets and was elected as the Finals MVP (FMVP). He was selected to the NBA All-Star team five times.

Peak season stats: In 82 games, 51.8% of field goal attempts, 63.8% of free throws, 16.2 points, 16.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists (1969-1970 season).

Career stats: 50.9% free throws, 63.3% free throws, 50.0% 10.8 points, 14.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks in 984 games.

On March 29, 1981, Wes Unseld announced his retirement due to injury. Now at home.

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"The forty-fourth is the retired player No. 19 from the New York Knicks-'TheCaptain' Willis Reid!"

Willis Reid was selected by the New York Knicks in the 8th round of the second round in the 1964 NBA Draft and played for the New York Knicks all his career. After joining the Knicks, he quickly became the team's leading scorer and rebounder. In his rookie season, he was elected the NBA Rookie of the Year, won the NBA championship twice and was elected the NBA Finals MVP (FMVP) respectively, won the NBA regular season MVP in 1970, was selected to the NBA All-Star lineup 7 times and was elected to the NBA All-Star in 1970 MVP, was selected to the NBA All-NBA First Team in 1970, was selected to the NBA All-NBA Second Team 4 times, and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team First Team in 1970.

Peak season data: In 82 games, 52.1% free throws, 74.7%, 21.1 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists (1968-1969 season).

Career stats: 47.6% of field goal attempts and 74.7% of free throws in 650 games, 18.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 blocks, and 1.1 blocks per game.

On April 21, 1974, 31-year-old Willis Reid announced his retirement due to injury. Now at home.

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"The forty-fifth is the retired player No. 42 from the San Francisco Warriors (Cash State Warriors)-'Nate the Great' Nate Thurmond!"

Nate Thurmond was selected by the San Francisco Warriors (Cash State Warriors) in the third round of the 1963 NBA Draft. He was selected to the NBA All-Star team 7 times in his career, and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team 2 times. , 3 times selected for the second team of the NBA All-Defensive Team.

Peak season data: 51 games, 41.1% free throws, 64.4%, 20.5 points, 22.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists (1967-1968 season).

Career stats: 42.1% of field goal attempts in 964 games, 66.7% of free throws, 15.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.5 steals, and 2.1 blocks.

In April 1977, Nate Thurmond officially announced his retirement. Now he is the owner of the restaurant.

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"The forty-sixth is the retired player No. 42 from the Phoenix Suns-'Eagle' Connie Hawkins!"

Connie Hawkins has played for the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks during his NBA career. During his NBA career, he was selected to the NBA All-Star team four times and was selected to the NBA All-NBA Team in 1970.

Peak season stats: 49.0% of field goal attempts in 81 games, 77.9% of free throws, 24.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 4.8 assists (1969-1970 season).

Career statistics: 46.7% free throws, 78.5%, 16.5 points, 8.0 boards, 4.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocks in 499 games.

On April 11, 1976, 33-year-old Connie Hawkins announced his retirement. Now at home.

(This position originally belonged to John Stockton, but it was replaced by Connie Hawkins after Bruce was mixed up.)

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"The forty-seventh is the retired player No. 11 from the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers)-Bob McAdoo!"

Bob McAdoo was selected by the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) as the second place in the first round of the 1972 NBA Draft. He has played for the Buffalo Braves and the New York Knicks in his NBA career. , Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, New York Nets (now Brooklyn Nets), Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers, were elected NBA Rookie of the Year during their rookie season and won the NBA with the Lakers twice. The championship, won the NBA regular season MVP in 1975, was selected to the NBA All-Star team 5 times, was selected to the first team of the NBA All-NBA team in 1975, was selected to the second team of the All-NBA team in 1974, and was elected to the NBA scoring champion three times.

In 1993, Bob McAdoo officially announced his retirement. Currently an assistant coach for the Heat.

Peak season data: 54.7% free throws, 79.3%, 30.6 points, 15.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 3.3 blocks in 74 games (1973-1974 season).

Career stats: 50.3% free throws, 75.4% free throws, 8.1%, 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.5 blocks in 852 games.

(This position originally belonged to Karl Malone, but it was replaced by Bob McAdoo after being mixed up by Bruce.)

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"The 48th is the retired No. 13 player from the San Francisco Warriors (Cash State Warriors)-'Nate the Great' Wilt Chamberlain!"

It’s worth mentioning that originally his son was here on his behalf. Wilt Chamberlain also just rushed to Gund Arena in Cleveland. For this reason Stern was very nervous for fear that Wilt Chamberlain would hang up. Medical staff were prepared on the sidelines, but even so Wilt Chamberlain staggered onto the stage with a weak body and waved to the audience. Wilt Chamberlain didn’t want to miss that the only thing was his life. The award ceremony to be concluded soon.

Wilt Chamberlain’s career played for the NBA Philadelphia San Francisco Warriors (Cash State Warriors), Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers; he won the NBA championship twice (1972 NBA Finals MVP), four times Won the NBA regular season MVP, 13 times selected to the NBA All-Star team (1960 NBA All-Star MVP), 10 times selected to the NBA All-NBA team (7 first team, 3 second team), 1972-73, 2 consecutive NBA best A good defensive lineup. From 1960-66, he won the NBA scoring leader 7 times, the NBA rebounding leader 11 times, and the NBA assists leader in 1968.

Peak season data: 50.6% free throws, 61.3%, 50.4 points, 25.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 80 games (1961-1962 season).

Career stats: 54.0% free throws, 51.1%, 30.1 points, 22.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists in 1045 games.

On May 10, 1973, Wilt Chamberlain announced his retirement after completing the final battle of his career. Now sick at home.

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"The forty-ninth is the retired No. 6 player from the Boston Celtics-'Lord of the Rings' Bill Russell!"

Bill Russell was selected by the St. Louis Eagles in the second round of the 1956 NBA Draft and joined the Celtics under a series of transfers by Arnold Auerbach. During Russell's tenure as center, the Celtics won 9 NBA championships in 10 seasons, including an 8-game winning streak. In his 13-year career, Russell has won the NBA regular season MVP 5 times, was selected to the NBA All-Star team 12 times, and was named the All-Star MVP in 1963, was selected to the NBA All-NBA Team 3 times, and 8 times to the NBA Best The lineup was the second team, won the NBA rebounding champion 4 times, and was selected to the NBA's best defensive team in 1969.

Peak season data: 45.7 percent free throws and 59.5% free throws in 76 games, 18.9 points, 23.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists (1961-1962 season).

Career statistics: 44.0% of field goal attempts in 963 games, 56.1% of free throws, 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists.

On July 1, 1969, Bill Russell announced his retirement. Now at home.

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"The fiftieth is the legendary superstar who has retired-'Mr. Basketball' George McCann!"

George McCann has won the BAANBA championship 5 times in his career, was elected to the NBA All-Star team 4 times, was elected NBA All-Star MVP in 1953, NBA scoring champion 3 times, and NBA rebounding champion in 1953.

Peak season stats: 42.8% shots in 68 games, 80.3% free throws, 28.4 points, 14.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists (1950-1951 season).

Career stats: 40.4% free throws, 78.2%, 23.1 points, 13.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 439 games.

On March 21, 1956, George McCann officially announced his retirement. Now at home.