I had the pleasure of speaking to Earl Cureton Tuesday night on Locked On Pistons. Earl is the Detroit Pistons’ community ambassador, and he has a resume matched by few in NBA history.
He was drafted in 1980 by the Philadelphia 76ers, joining a team led by players like Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Doug Collins and more. In his third season he won an NBA championship after the Sixers added Moses Malone.
Cureton won his second championship in 1993-94 with Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets, and in a 15-year career he played for not only the Sixers and Rockets, but the Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers and had a brief stint with the Toronto Raptors.