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#3 Bob McAdoo - 23 years old
McAdoo played for Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia Sixers through his career, and is regarded as one of the most underrated big men in NBA history.
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In the 1972 draft, he was selected in the first round by the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) and became one of the NBA's premier players. In his rookie season, he averaged 18 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and won the 1973 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
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McAdoo enjoyed the finest season of his career as a 23-year-old star with the Buffalo Braves, leading the league in scoring (34.5) and total rebounds (1,155). Averaging an amazing 34.5 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.12 blocks per game with 51.2% FG and 80.5% FT, Bob won the NBA MVP award in just his third season(1974-75). He didn't miss a single game in this season and managed to keep up such monstrous numbers.
He won two NBA titles (1982 and 1985) with the Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s.
