Hall of Famer Wes Unseld Passes Away At 74

[pwaldo]

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/06/...sses-away.html

Former NBA star, head coach, and executive Wes Unseld has passed away, his family announced today, via the Wizards. Unseld was 74 years old.

Unseld, the second overall pick in the 1968 NBA draft, spent his 13-year career playing for the Bullets, first in Baltimore and later in Washington. He earned MVP honors in his first NBA season in 1969, becoming only the second rookie in league history to do so, along with Wilt Chamberlain. Unseld eventually won a championship and a Finals MVP award in 1978.

An elite rebounder at 6’7″, Unseld averaged 14.0 RPG in 984 career regular season contests to go along with 10.8 PPG. He earned five All-Star nods and was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1988.

[WilyWestbrook0]

A class act. I attended a Washington game in the 1990s as a young girl when he was the coach. Mom and I tried to get an autograph, but we missed him after the game

Another interesting tidbit: Kevin Love's middle name "Wesley" was inspired by Unseld (his dad and Unseld were friends), and he learned the outlet pass from him.

[BobWeissGuy]

He was my favorite player for a while in the 1970s. Always loved the way he used his big body against taller guys and that wicked outlet pass.

[camsue]

Very sad