20.6 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.3 BLKS, 49 FG%, 77 FT%
“One of the game’s all-time great centers, Moses Malone was a relentless rebounder and effective scorer who made the jump from high school to a pro career that lasted 21 years. The third-leading rebounder and sixth-leading scorer in combined NBA/ABA history, he was honored in 1996-97 as a member of the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
At the age of 19, when he was a lean and lanky 6-10 man-child, Malone had no trouble making the jump from Petersburg (Va.) High School to the Utah Stars of the ABA. Playing forward until he filled out enough to take the pounding at center, Malone was an immediate success in the ABA, averaging over 18 points and 14 rebounds as a rookie.
Malone’s roster of achievements is lengthy. He was the NBA Most Valuable Player in 1979, 1982 and 1983; an All-NBA First Team selection in 1979, 1982, 1983 and 1985; a six-time All-NBA Second Team choice; a six-time NBA rebounding champ; a 12-time NBA All-Star from 1978 through 1989; winner of an NBA Championship in 1983; NBA Finals MVP in 1983; an NBA All-Defensive First Team selection in 1983; an NBA All-Defensive Second Team pick in 1979; an ABA All-Rookie Team selection in 1975; and an ABA All-Star in 1976.” [Read]
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[Sources: NBA.com, Basketball-Reference.com]
October 30th, 2008 at 6:25 am
One of the greatests of all-time and the best offensive rebounder of NBA history.
I have a vintage blog dedicated to NBA & basketball history (in spanish), tittled “Fo Fo Fo… Moses take us to the promised land” in honor of Moses Malone.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:42 am
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