Rating The 50 greatest gamers within the historical past of the NBA…
15. Oscar Robertson
“The Huge O” was a pioneer goalkeeper who redefined versatility.
Chosen in n ° 1 in complete by the Royals of Cincinnati in 1960 of the College of Cincinnati, the place he was triple American, Robertson performed 14 seasons of the NBA (Royals 1960-1970, Milwaukee Bucks 1970-1974).
He collected a median of 25.7 factors, 9.5 assists and seven.5 rebounds per sport, changing into the primary participant on common a triple-double for a season (1961-62: 30.8 ppg, 11.4 APG, 12.5 RPG).
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All-star 12 instances, he gained the NBA MVP in 1964 and the recruit of the 12 months in 1961. He additionally gained the honors of the NBA 11 instances (first 9 groups).
Robertson led the Bucks to the 1971 championship alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He retired with 26,710 factors, 9,887 assists (then a NBA file) and seven,804 rebounds.
As president of the gamers’ union, he fought for a free company, culminating within the 1976 rules which put a model new precedent which has all the time had an influence on the gamers.
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Inducted within the temple of fame in 1980, Robertson’s heritage as a bigger guard opened the best way to Magic Johnson and others along with his versatile sport. He was nonetheless in management on the bottom and performed the sport intelligently.
Regardless of the racial obstacles from the beginning, Robertson has acquired the respect of everybody in sport. After retirement, he turned a diffuser and a defender.
However who ranks in entrance of Robertson at N ° 14 All time?
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