Bob McAdoo was a three-time scoring champion and MVP who
needed an extended run on the Showtime Lakers at the end of his NBA career to restore
his reputation as a winner.
McAdoo was the No. 2 overall pick in the 1972 draft out of
North Carolina and was the forerunner of players such as Kevin Durant, a big man
who almost exclusively scored his points from outside. After a solid rookie
year, McAdoo had six straight seasons where he averaged at least 24.8 points
and in five of those added at least 12.4 rebounds. He played in seven straight
All-Star games from 1973-1974 to 1977-1978.
His three greatest seasons were the ones where he won
scoring titles for the Buffalo Braves (30.6 ppg, 34.5 ppg, 31.1 ppg). He
powered the Braves to the playoffs each of those seasons. In 1976-1977 though,
the Braves traded McAdoo to the New York Knicks beginning a long string of losses.
From 1976-1977 through 1980-1981, McAdoo played for the Knicks, Boston Celtics,
Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets. His contributions declined at each stop
and his teams made just one playoff appearance. McAdoo’s regular season record during
those years was just 114-171 (40.0%).
McAdoo was so little regarded by 1982 that his trade from
the Nets to the Lakers was mostly ignored. The trade revived McAdoo, who became
the Lakers big gun off the bench. Los Angeles won NBA titles in 1982 and 1985 with
McAdoo as the sixth man. He was especially deadly in 1982 playoffs, averaging
16.7 points and 6.8 rebounds on 56.4 percent shooting in just 27.7 minutes of
play. In the final three games of the 1982 Finals against Dr. J’s 76ers, McAdoo
scored 58 points on 27-of-41 shooting.
McAdoo played his final NBA season in Philadelphia before blazing
another trail. He left the NBA for Italy, playing for Tracer Milano to two EuroLeague
titles before retiring in 1993 at the age of 42.
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Bob McAdoo
bio info
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Career
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1972-1986
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Games
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852
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Points
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22.1
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Rebounds
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9.4
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Assists
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2.3
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FG Pct.
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50.3%
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All-Star Games
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7
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MVPs
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1
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NBA Titles
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2
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Playoff seasons
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9
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Playoff games
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94
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Points
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18.3
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Rebounds
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7.6
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Assists
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1.4
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FG Pct.
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49.1%
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Hall of Fame
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2000
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Top 100
rankings
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Points
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Top 100 ranking
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1-year
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320.04
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63rd
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5-year
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1,321.74
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86th
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10-year
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2,274.03
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75th
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Career
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2,553.37
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79th
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Bob McAdoo
at his peak
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1974-1975
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McAdoo
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Top 5
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Points
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PER
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25.8
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25.56
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Win Shares
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17.8
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15.42
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Box +/-
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4.7
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7.60
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VORP
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6.0
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7.52
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Total Advanced Stats
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54.3
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56.11
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96.78
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Playoff PER
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24.3
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24.47
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Win Shares
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1.1
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2.79
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Box +/-
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2.2
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7.34
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VORP
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0.4
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1.24
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Total Advanced Stats
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28.0
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35.84
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78.13
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Reg. Season Win %
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59.76
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59.76
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Playoff Win %
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42.86
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42.86
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MVP Voting (75 points)
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547/965
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42.51
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Playoff MVP (25 points)
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0
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0
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Total Score
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320.04
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McAdoo’s 10 greatest seasons
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1974-1975
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320.04
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1973-1974
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279.78
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1975-1976
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272.71
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1981-1982
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235.78
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1984-1985
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213.43
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1982-1983
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211.99
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1977-1978
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209.31
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1983-1984
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207.65
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1985-1986
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200.21
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1976-1977
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123.13
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Career
winning percentage
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W
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L
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Pct.
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Regular Season
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353
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251
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58.44%
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Playoffs
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66
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44
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60.00%
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