20.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.7 APG, 46 FG%, 75 FT%
“If you were asked to name some of the top 50 scorers in NBA history, would World B. Free come to mind? Close to 3,000 players have put on an NBA uniform since the league’s inception 52 years ago. Amongst the masses, which includes the likes of Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and David Robinson, World B. Free ranks 44 th all-time on the NBA scoring list.
Selected by the 76ers in the second round (23 rd overall) of the 1975 NBA Draft, Free poured-in 17,955 points over his illustrious 13-year career. The prolific scorer from Brooklyn spent four years as a 76er (1975-78, 1987), while also making stops in San Diego (1978-80), Golden State (1980-82), Cleveland (1983-86) and Houston (1987). As a member of the 1979-1980 San Diego Clippers Free put together his best season in the NBA. Free averaged an astounding 30.2 points over just 68 games, which landed him a spot in the 1980 NBA All-Star Game. He appeared in 886 games over his career, averaging 20.3 points while dishing-out 3.7 assists per contest.” [Read]
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August 22nd, 2008 at 9:01 pm
he should get a special award for having one of the sweetest names in NBA history also!!! Right along with God Shamgod!!