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NBA Straya NEVER FORGET – OFF-SEASON EDITION: Dave DeBusschere

NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!

**** #60s & #70s Week ****

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!

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