All Things Basketball with GD - Week 6 Roundup and Player Spotlight, Pete Maravich

Week 6 roundup (00:32)

Mon, 11/22

LeBron James suspended 1 game & Isaiah Stewart 2 games; questioning whether other players fear LeBron as opposed to Jordan

Jaylen Brown return from hamstring injury

Alvin Gentry loses debut as SAC coach after Luke Walton firing

Tue, 11/23

NYK beating LeBron-less LAL

Tyler Herro impressive for MIA; Most Improved Player & 6th Man of the Year winner?

Luka Doncic returns (knee & ankle sprains)

Wed, 11/24

LeBron James 39 pts in his return in OT

Disappointed in being suspended & "devastated" missing NYK game

There's a difference: coming in as a visitor vs. playing 41 home games

BKN blows out BOS; Kevin Durant passes Allen Iverson for 25th on all time scoring list

No games for Thu, 11/25 (Thanksgiving)

Fri, 11/26

HOU's rookie Jalen Green to miss at least one week (hamstring)

NOP's Zion Williamson cleared to practice fully (foot)

PHO blows out NYK at MSG 118-97; 15th straight win

Ja Morant (MEM) suffers a left ankle sprain; out several weeks

LAL lose 3-OT thriller to SAC 141-137

Sat, 11/27

PHI's Joel Embiid returns after missing 9 games (COVID); 42 pts & 14 rebs

CLE's Evan Mobley returns (elbow) being out 4 games

NYK travels to ATL getting the win 99-90

PHO goes to BKN & beat them 113-107; 16 straight wins

MIA goes to CHI & wins 107-104

Sun, 11/28

MIL, thin at center, signs DeMarcus Cousins

ATL's Bogdan Bogdanovic out 2 wks (ankle) & Cam Reddish (wrist) day-to-day

Goran Dragic leaves TOR to deal with personal matters

John Wall talks with HOU & his return to lineup unlikely

GSW's Klay Thompson & James Wiseman rehabbing in G League

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Phoenix Suns (3-0)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Stephen Curry (GSW)

UPCOMING GAMES

GSW at PHO

NYK at BKN

CHI at NYK

PHI at ATL

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Pete Maravich (24:13)

Born in Aliquppa, PA on 6/22/47

Son of Press Maravich, former NBA player

Played HS ball in NC before attending LSU to play for his father

Averaged 43.6 PPG for freshman team; moved to varsity club averaging 43.8, 44.2 & 44.5 PPG before the 3pt shot advent; his records still stands

Playing style looked down upon during his day

Perfect player comparison: an offensive minded Jason Williams

Drafted 3rd overall in 1970 draft

Not well received because of rookie contract ($1.9M overall)

Played with Lou Hudson, Walt Bellamy & Walt Hazzard

As a rookie: 23.2 PPG (9th in league) & a 36-46 record

Sophomore season: 19.3 PPG & leaned more on Hudson but same record

Dealt to the expansion team New Orleans Jazz for Dean Meminger, Bob Kauffman & future draft picks (David Thompson & Alex English)

Needed a marquee player to sell tickets; already a legend from LSU days

1st season for NOJ: shot only 41.9% FG

1975-76 season: in only 62 games shot a career best 45.9% & 25.9 PPG (3rd overall)

1976-77 season: led the league with 31.1 PPG; 68 pt game against NYK

1977-78 season: played in only 50 games due to knee issues; 27 PPG

1978-79 season: play diminishing (knees); 22.6 PPG & made All Star team

Moved from New Orleans to Utah; phased out of him in favor of Adrian Dantley (LAL)

Waived in mid-season; picked up by BOS

Transformed into a more complementary player getting to playoffs with rookie Larry Bird

Retired from the game (bad knees)

Struggled with bouts of depression & alcoholism before coming to Christ

Inducted to the Hall of Fame (1987)

Died 1/5/88 of a heart attack brought on by unidentified heart condition while playing pick-up ball in Pasedena, CA

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