NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!
Name: Dave DeBusschere
Nickname: ‘Big D’
NBA Straya Nickame: ‘Bushy’ / ‘Alby’ / ‘Double D’ / ‘Boobs’
Teams:
Detroit Pistons (’62-’68)
New York Knicks (’68-‘74)
Career Stats (per game):
16.1 pts // 11.0 rebs // 2.9 asts // 43.2 FG% // 69.9 FT%
BEST KNOWN FOR:
– Playing professional baseball AND basketball at the same time
– Seriously, he legit pitched for the #WhiteSox in 1962-63 while also on the Pistons
– Being the youngest Player/Coach in NBA history, aged 24
– Being a defensive menace (6x All-NBA defense)
– Going to the #Knicks and helping them win their only NBA titles
– Being ABA commissioner
– Having immense chops
– Smashing tins in the locker room
– Being stoked when the Knicks (who he was working for) were the frozen envelope that got them Patrick Ewing
DEAD-SET LEDGE STATUS:
Assured!! Big D was a two sport pro, a Detroit AND New York legend, AND was a huge part of those mythical Knicks title teams… plus he was generally regarded as one of the greatest blokes in NBA history to knock back a froth with! What a dead-set ledge!
#ONYA Bushy!
