new york knicks have 8 nba championships.
new york knicks have 8 nba championships.
how many nba championships do new york knicks have?
8
dave debusschere and jerry lucas were selected before the draft as the 'detroit pistons' and 'cincinnati royals' territorial picks, respectively. bill mcgill from the university of utah was selected first overall by the chicago zephyrs. terry dischinger from purdue university, who went on to win the rookie of the year award in his first season, was selected eight overall by the chicago zephyrs. four players from this draft, debusschere, lucas, seventh pick john havlicek and twelfth pick chet walker, have been inducted to the basketball hall of fame. they were also named in the 50 greatest players in nba history list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. lucas initially opted to sign for the cleveland pipers of the american basketball league (abl). however, the pipers folded before the start of the season and lucas opted to sit out a year to complete his education. he eventually entered the nba and went on to win the rookie of the year award in the 1963–64 season. lucas' achievements include an nba championship with the new york knicks in 1973, 5 all-nba team selections and 7 all-star game selections. debusschere's achievements include 2 nba championships with the knicks in 1970 and 1973, 1 all-nba team selection, 8 all-star game selections and 6 all-defensive team selections. in the 1964–65 season, he was named as a player-coach for the pistons, becoming the youngest head coach in the nba at the age of 24. he coached the pistons for almost three years before returning to a full-time player. he also had a brief professional baseball career with the chicago white sox. he played two seasons in the major league baseball in 1962 and 1963, and another season in the minor-league before he gave up his dual-sport career to focus on basketball. he is one of only 12 athletes who have played in both nba and mlb. havlicek spent all of his 16-year playing career with the boston celtics. his achievements include 8 nba championships with the celtics, 1 finals mvp, 11 all-nba team selection, 13 all-star game selections and 8 all-defensive team selections. walker, the 12th pick, won the nba championship with the philadelphia 76ers in 1967 and was selected to 7 all-star games.
1962 nba draft
mahdi abdul-rahman (then known as walt hazzard) and george wilson were selected before the draft as los angeles lakers' and cincinnati royals' territorial picks respectively. jim barnes from texas western college was selected first overall by the new york knicks. willis reed from grambling college, who went on to win the rookie of the year award in his first season, was selected eight overall by the new york knicks. reed has been inducted to the basketball hall of fame as a player and was also named in the 50 greatest players in nba history list announced at the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. reed, who spent all of his 10-year playing career with the knicks, won the nba championships twice in 1970 and 1973. in both nba finals, he was named as the finals mvp. he also won the most valuable player award in 1970 and was selected to five all-nba teams and seven all-star games. he became a head coach after ending his playing career. he coached the knicks for two seasons and then the new jersey nets for two seasons.
1964 nba draft