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The 1961–62 NBA season was the Packers' 1st season in the NBA. [1] It would also be their only season for the franchise under that name. They would be renamed the Chicago Zephyrs for the 1962–1963 season.
The 1961 NBA expansion draft was the inaugural expansion draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 26, 1961, so that the newly founded Chicago Packers could acquire players for the upcoming 1961–62 season. The Packers were the second NBA team from Chicago, after the Chicago Stags, which folded in 1950. [1]
This year witnessed the first occurrence of a player averaging a triple-double throughout an entire season when Oscar Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 11.4 assists, and 12.5 rebounds per game. [ 1 ] This was the last season of the NBA on NBC , the network would regain NBA coverage starting in the 1990–91 season .
Karvellas began his career in 1962 as the voice of the Chicago Packers (1961–1962). [ 8 ] [ 11 ] The team was soon renamed the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1962). [ 11 ] In 1963, he moved with the Zephyrs to Baltimore where it became the Baltimore Bullets, taking the name from an earlier team.
On April 26, 1961, he was drafted by the Chicago Packers in the NBA expansion draft. For the 1961–62 season, in 77 games Davis' playing time increased to nearly 26 minutes per game as he posted career-high averages of 10.4 points, 3.2 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game [ 7 ] for the 18–62 expansion team. [ 8 ]
OK. Well. Yikes. That is certainly going to leave a mark. A season-opening loss to the rival Green Bay Packers? Those Packers? The Aaron-Rodgers-and-Brett-Favre-less and seemingly middle-of-the ...
CHICAGO — No singular Green Bay Packers villain emerged as the replacement for Aaron Rodgers on Sunday at Soldier Field. New Packers quarterback Jordan Love made some big plays while throwing ...
The 1961 NBA draft was the 15th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 27, 1961, before the 1961–62 season.In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players.