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Randy Smith, who played all 82 games for the fourth consecutive season, represented Buffalo in the 1976 NBA All-Star Game and earned 2nd team All-NBA honors. Smith ranked third in steals per game (2.5), fourth in assists per game (6.5), seventh in points per game (21.8) and ninth in minutes per game (38.6). [ 14 ]
The Braves repeated their 22–60 record in the 1971–72 season, but made acquisitions that would prove to improve the team. Buffalo drafted center Elmore Smith from Kentucky State University and local favorite Randy Smith from Buffalo State College. Johnny McCarthy replaced Schayes one game into the season as the team's head coach.
After teaming up for a book on the Buffalo Bills, Budd Bailey and Greg Tranter delve into a Buffalo Braves history that includes Twin Tiers ties. Former Elmirans take readers into Buffalo's NBA ...
Playing alongside league scoring champion Bob McAdoo, Smith averaged 21.8 points per game in the 1975–76 season, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. The highlight of Smith's career was the 1978 NBA All-Star Game , where he came off the bench to lead all scorers with 27 points, and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
This is a list of basketball players who played for the NBA franchise Buffalo Braves (now called the Los Angeles Clippers). Pages in category "Buffalo Braves players" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total.
Chamberlain led the league in minutes played per game nine times, followed by Allen Iverson (7) and Michael Finley (3) times. Twelve other players have led the league in minutes per game twice, eight of them in consecutive years. Chamberlain holds the record for consecutive titles with five, followed by Iverson with three (two times).
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He played 30 games for the Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1973–74 season. [ 1 ] Macaluso played college basketball at Canisius College from 1970 to 1973 where he led his team in scoring in three consecutive seasons and averaged 8.7 rebounds per game, which ranks in the top-10 all-time in school history.