NBA Straya #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!
**** #70s & 80s Week ****
Name: Artis Gilmore
Nickname: ‘The A-Train’ / ‘Late Sleeper’
NBA Straya Nickame: ‘A-Train’
Teams:
Kentucky Colonels (’71-’76)
Chicago Bulls (’76-’82)
San Antonio Spurs (’82-’87)
Chicago Bulls (’87)
Boston Celtics (’88)
Career Stats (per game):
18.8 pts // 12.3 rebs // 2.3 asts // 2.4 blks // 58.2 FG% // 69.8 FT%
BEST KNOWN FOR:
– sick hair
– winning ABA Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season
– being tough as hell, but people reckoned he didn’t look mean enough… and was once referred to as a ‘6-2 soul in a 7-2 body’
– being super chill
DEAD-SET LEDGE STATUS:
Assured!! Mate! Look at that magnificent mane! That’s about the best thing you’ll ever see, at least until we get a Gary Lyon-Billy Brownless punch-on at a TAB in South Melbourne or something.
#ONYA A-Train!
