When thinking of the all-time best passing centers in basketball history, the names of former Portland Trail Blazers Bill Walton and Arvydas Sabonis often come to mind, even for non-Blazers fans. The passing prowess of Walton helped lead the Blazers to their only championship and Sabonis’ play overseas, before he even arrived in Portland, is the stuff of legend.
Unsurprisingly, both players were spotlighted by BSN Denver’s Christian Clark as he examined the best distributing big men in basketball history.
Regarding Walton, Clark writes (with an assist from Jack Ramsay and Jack McCallum):
Walton recorded 31 assists in the 1977 Finals — the most of any player in the series.