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Show iji 'Mri1 iiy1iy,Tiy I . 4D December DESERET NEWS, Friday, 'gf'i -- if0' y 1' ill Ufes In Miami 2d, 1969 Deeret PRO BASKETBALL REVIEW MIAMI By GARY KALE Sports Writer - The YORK (LTD Celtic', and New York Kmc k1' forrred the teams of lrtt"9 pat and present m the National Ba keihall Jew Ainndor emerges ?s the spirit of the future in the NBA. BoMon. riddled bv age and ihr fiectre of a fourth place f.n-'in the Eastern Division, Miracle Season by beating Philadelphia. New Yoik and Los Argues for its llth title in 13 NEW Pton Cunningham, gwrg from the o CaroTGers Philadelphia lina. Dave Bing from Detroit to Washington and Zelrro Beaty from Atlanta to Los Angeles. 0 l V. I In addition, four experienced referees decided the dollar was greener m the ABA and left officiating posts in the NBA. They are Earl Strom. Norm Drucker, Joe Gushue and John Vanak. V tv, , climaxed its jears. New York delated signs contention t hamp.onship ?qd the realization of General Manager Eddie Donovans Lve 'tar plan for success by sleeping the Biltunore Bullet:. m four straight during the m NEVER 222X2 jf '' Alcindor Mini mi On Bill Russell Lew . . ends Celtic Era . . signed record contract changes. Len Wilkens became player-coacot the Seattle Super Sonics, Bill Van Breda Koiff took over at Detroit and was replaced by Joe Muianey at Los Angeles and Alex Hannum returned to the NBA when San Diego fired Jack McMahon as head coach. renamed the Carolina Cougars and the Minnesota Pipers mjved back to Pittsburgh, where they won the firs ABA . title in , h ti -t 1 record that threatened to erase all previous record percentages. The first string five of Willis Feed, Walt Frazier. Dave oBusschcre, Bill Bradley and tck Barnett abruptly went td a ta pin and lost three t their next four games and the. situation was back to normal In the NBA. i dcindor was the prize fctfch for the NBA and the Milwaukee Bucks, who paid over $1 million far the privilege of s'gning the three-tim- e Elvin Hayes, whose 2,327 for a 28.4 average points made him the first rookie to lead the NBA in scoring since 1959-6Wilt Chamberlains season, and Don Kojis vere unhappy with their fortunes at San Diego and it was hoped that Kannom could smooth the troubled waters. Wes Unseld of Baltimore climaxed a fine season with Alcindor UCLA the double honor of being sewas first enticed from the lected Most Valuable Player Ayverican Basketball Associaand Rookie of the Year. Gene tion and then gained by Milwas Shue of the Bullets waukee by a coin toss with named Coach of the Year for TKienix when the last place lifting Baltimore horn last to vied for his first f.ijjshers of 19S8-6place in 1979. ices. seti A The NEA finally relented on li-ncAlcindor UJhe its indefinite ban of Connie LsJ considered a unanimous Hawkins and allowed the forrookie the of clfdlce for year, mer ABA star to sign with aiid its not because his repuPhoenix. The Suns nowr have tation preceded him. He went more depth and are able to 32 through his first games compete with Atlanta, San with a 23.6 average and a total Francisco, Chicago and Los of( $20 points. Angeles in the West, The end of the Celtic era San Francisco was ws culminated in the retirement of Bill Russell and Bos- strengthened by the acquisition of Jerry Lucas in a ton's hiring of Tommy Hein-sojwith Cincinnati and tnen trade as his coaching replacelost the fine rebounder when ment. he suffered a broken hand. 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