 After the 1976 ABA–NBA merger, he played for the Nets (1976–1979) and the San Antonio Spurs (1979–1980) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 473 games.Bassett was a staff member for the charitable group Heroes and Cool Kids centered in the New Jersey-New York urban area.The program focuses on spreading positive messages to young students in the fifth and sixth grades and uses high-school students to help carry out its program.