The Nets of the mid-80's weren't a bad club, with the likes of Mike Gminski, Michael Ray Richardson, Buck Williams, Darryl Dawkins and Otis Birdsong. They outdrew the Knicks.
Imagine if the Nets had one of the best players ever back then. It almost happened. On Monday, the Nets will honor the one who got away... Oscar Schmidt of Brazil
Already inducted into the Hall of Fame, and 33 years after he was drafted by the Nets in the sixth round — the first international pick ... ever, Schmidt will be introduced prior to the game vs.