In doing research for the Milwaukee Bucks history month we’re currently running here at Behind the Buck Pass, I’ve run into a lot of interesting historical tidbits.
One of the reoccurring ones is the importance of a center. Here’s a quote from a piece in the LA Times about the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade from longtime Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn on how vital a center was back then:
“You can’t win without a great quarterback in football, a great pitcher in baseball or a great center in basketball,” Hearn said.
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Hearn wasn’t wrong.