You almost never hear his name nowadays, but in the 1970s, Bob McAdoo was the original stretch four, a guy who possessed a game like Tracy McGrady or Kevin Durant before they were even born. He confused defenses with his shooting and dribbling ability as a 6’9” center. Academic issues led him taking the JuCo route until he was a North Carolina Tar Heel to start his junior year in 1972. After this, he applied for the NBA’s short-lived hardship clause, and was a top draft pick by the NBA and ABA. He would decide to suit up for the Buffalo Braves where in his first four years in the league, he would be rookie of the year, a three time scoring champ and the 1975 NBA MVP. After contract issues, he was traded to the New York Knicks to play alongside Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe and Spencer Haywood. Unfortunately, chemistry issues and conflict between him and Haywood led to the failure of this super team. After this, it seemed no one wanted McAdoo, he bounced around 4 teams in 2 years, but then finally in 1982 he got an opportunity for resurgence. McAdoo joined the young showtime Lakers and became their sixth man over the next 4 years, as he helped a team led by Magic Johnson, Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy to four straight Finals appearances and two NBA Titles. He would spend his last year in the NBA with the Sixers then had a separate legendary career in Italy until retiring at 41 years old. Yes, his career was up and down, but Bob McAdoo at his best was one of the greatest players to ever touch the hardwood and was a scoring machine unlike any before him. It really is a shame that he rarely gets talked about for how good he was as a player, so that’s why he’s the focus of today’s episode.
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