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YouTube Gold: Dennis Johnson’s Finest

Dennis Johnson was one of the more interesting NBA talents to ever pass through the league.

Like Bill Russell and Dennis Rodman, he was a late bloomer, He grew late and got an offer from Los Angeles Harbor College. He had a tumultuous time there before transferring to Pepperdine.

He jumped to the league after one year there but his reputation for being difficult may have cost him a few spots in the 1976 draft.

He went to Seattle in the second round and became a key player on the 1979 championship team, winning the Finals MVP.