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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Buffalo Braves inaugural season in the NBA. With a roster made up primarily of castoffs, the Braves got off on the right foot by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107–92 at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium on October 14.[1] However, the Braves would drop their next nine as they took on established NBA teams on the way to finishing in last place in the Atlantic Division . The Braves' record was 22–60, which was 7 games better than the Cleveland Cavaliers, their partners in expansion.[1]
Offseason
NBA Draft
Expansion Draft
[2]
Roster
Buffalo Braves 1970-71 roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
From
C
17
Bowman, Nate
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Wichita State
G
7
Bryant, Emmette
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
DePaul
G
15
Crawford, Freddie
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
St. Bonaventure
G
13
Davis, Mike
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Virginia Union
G
20
Garrett, Dick
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Southern Illinois
G
9
Gilliam, Herm
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Purdue
F
25
Hosket, Bill
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
Ohio State
C
45
Hummer, John
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Princeton
F
44
Kauffman, Bob
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Guilford College
G
5
Long, Paul
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Wake Forest
F
25
Lynn, Mike
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
UCLA
G
22
May, Don
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Dayton
F
4
Silliman, Mike
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
USMA
C
35
Warner, Cornell
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jackson State
F
33
Wilson, George
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Cincinnati
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
[3]
Game log
Player statistics
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Player
GP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
AVG
Awards and honors
Bob Kauffman, NBA All-Star
Transactions
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