From 1972-1982, Randy Smith played in every regular season basketball game en route to a record of 906 straight games, which has since been broken by a player who has played for the Lakers, Suns, Mavericks, and what other team?
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Randy Smith (basketball) Randolph "Randy" Smith (December 12, 1948 – June 4, 2009) was an American professional basketball player who set the NBA record for consecutive games played. From 1972–1982, Smith played in every regular season game, en route to a then-record of 906 straight games (since broken by A. C. Green). He was born in Bellport, New York.
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A. C. Green A. C. Green Jr. (born October 4, 1963) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history. With 1,192 straight games played, he earned the nickname "Iron Man". He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. He won three NBA championships with the Lakers, two in the 1980s during the their Showtime era and again in 2000 in his second stint with the team. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and attended Benson Polytechnic High School. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He played in 1278 out of 1281 games in his career (99.8%), with the three he missed coming in his second season, 1986–87.
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Mike Jackson (basketball) Michael "Mike" Jackson (born July 31, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. After a collegiate career at the Cal State University Los Angeles, Jackson was selected in both the 1972 ABA draft and 1972 NBA draft.
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Magic Johnson (disambiguation) Magic Johnson is an American basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers for 13 seasons. Magic Johnson may also refer to:
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1991–92 Phoenix Suns season The 1991–92 NBA season was the 24th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. The Suns were led by head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons, which would be the last of his four-season second stint as coach of the Suns. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The team got off to a slow 5–9 start, but went on a nine-game winning streak as they won 14 of their next 15 games. The Suns finished third in the Pacific Division with a 53–29 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they swept the San Antonio Spurs in three straight games, but lost 4–1 to the Portland Trail Blazers in the semifinals.
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Dell Curry Wardell Stephen "Dell" Curry I (born June 25, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 until 2002. He retired as the Charlotte Hornets' all-time leader in points (9,839) and three-point field goals made (929).
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1980–81 Phoenix Suns season The 1980–81 Phoenix Suns season was the 13th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. At 57–25, the team had finished with its best regular season record. For the Suns, they had appeared in their first Finals five years ago but never could claim a divisional title as their own. Atop the Western Conference standings for the first time, the Suns had earned a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The offense was highlighted by balanced attack, with four starters averaging 15 points or more a game, but none greater than 19. This, despite a trade that meant the departure of four-time All-NBA Paul Westphal, who was swapped for fourth-year All-Star guard Dennis Johnson. In the conference semifinals, the Suns would meet the Kansas City Kings, a team they had defeated in the first round one season ago but found more difficult to handle this season. After a 22-point win in game one, the Suns would go on to lose game seven and the series. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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Brian Winters Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952) is an American former basketball player and coach. He attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York, graduating in 1970. He then played collegiately with the University of South Carolina and was the 12th pick in the 1974 NBA Draft, taken by the Los Angeles Lakers. He made the NBA All-Rookie Team with the Lakers, and was then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the trade that brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers. He had a productive nine-year career that included two appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and playing on six playoffs teams. Winters averaged 16.2 points and 4.1 assists over his career, with his best years coming from 1975 to 1979 when he averaged over 19 points and slightly less than 5 assists per game. His number 32 was retired by the Bucks.
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1980–81 Los Angeles Lakers season The Lakers were attempting to become the first team since 1969 to repeat as NBA Champions. Despite missing Magic Johnson for 45 games due to a knee injury, the Lakers still managed an impressive 54-28 record during the regular season, and they were the #3 seed heading into the Western Conference playoffs. However, the underdog Houston Rockets eliminated the Lakers in a best-of-three first round series two games to one.
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1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season The 1994–95 NBA season was the Lakers' 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th in the city of Los Angeles. This was the first season since 1981–82 that James Worthy was not on the team, as he announced his retirement in November. With new head coach Del Harris along with the offseason acquisition of Cedric Ceballos from the Phoenix Suns, the Lakers were one of the most improved teams in the NBA, as second-year star Nick Van Exel emerged as one of the best point guards in the league. The Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division with a 48–34 record, and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Harris was named Coach of The Year, top draft pick Eddie Jones made the All-Rookie First Team, and Ceballos was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to an injury. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the 4th-seeded Seattle SuperSonics in four games. However, they would lose in the semifinals to the San Antonio Spurs in six games. Following the season, Sam Bowie and Kurt Rambis both retired.
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1995–96 Atlanta Hawks season The 1995–96 NBA season was the Hawks' 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season in Atlanta. During the offseason, the Hawks re-acquired Spud Webb from the Sacramento Kings. The Hawks played above .500 during the first month of the season, but then struggled losing 10 of their 14 games in December before posting a ten-game winning streak in January. At midseason, Webb was traded along with Andrew Lang to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Christian Laettner and Sean Rooks. The Hawks finished fourth in the Central Division with a 46–36 record. Head coach Lenny Wilkens reached a significant milestone, becoming the first NBA coach to reach 1,000 victories. Steve Smith led the Hawks in scoring averaging 18.1 points per game, and Mookie Blaylock finished third in the league with 231 three-point field goals, which was a franchise record for the team.
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Jared Dudley Jared Anthony Dudley (born July 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played for the Charlotte Bobcats, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards. Standing at 6 ft , he plays as a forward.
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William Smith (basketball) William A. "Bill" Smith (born February 14, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball center who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers (1971–73). He was drafted by the Blazers in the third round (42 pick overall) of the 1971 NBA Draft from Syracuse University, where he holds the individual player single game scoring record of 47 points achieved on January 14, 1971 against Lafayette University.
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1974–75 Los Angeles Lakers season The 1974–75 NBA season was the Lakers' 27th season in the NBA and 15th season in Los Angeles. The team finished with 30 wins and 52 losses.
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Jim Smith (basketball, born 1958) James Oliver Smith (born April 12, 1958) is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. While playing at Ohio State University, Smith averaged 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in four seasons. He was drafted eighth pick in the third round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Smith was waived by the Clippers on October 27, 1982 and was then signed by the Detroit Pistons on December 28, 1982. In his NBA career, Smith averaged 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Smith also played in the Continental Basketball Association, splitting the 1982-83 season between the Reno Bighorns and the Wyoming Wildcatters, averaging 16.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 78 games.
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1981–82 Phoenix Suns season The 1981–82 Phoenix Suns season was the 14th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were in the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, extending a then-franchise record. In the first round, Denver was taken down by the Suns, two games to one. Phoenix would find a tougher opponent, however, in the Western Conference Semifinals, getting swept four games to zero by the eventual league champions, Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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2012–13 Phoenix Suns season The 2012–13 NBA season was the Suns' 45th season in the NBA. This season was the first season since the 2003–04 season that the Suns were without star point guard and former two-time MVP Steve Nash. Ironically enough, Nash was sign-and-traded to the rival Los Angeles Lakers despite Nash making earlier statements that he couldn't really envision himself being an L.A. Laker. Another fan favorite, Grant Hill, would also leave for Los Angeles in this season, but he would sign with the L.A. Clippers instead. By technicality, the player who held the most playing experience for the Suns this season was Jermaine O'Neal.
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1996–97 Phoenix Suns season The 1996–97 NBA season was the 29th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Suns acquired Sam Cassell and Robert Horry from the Houston Rockets, and signed free agent Rex Chapman. However, the team struggled losing their first 13 games of the season. After an 0–8 start, coach Cotton Fitzsimmons was replaced by former Suns guard Danny Ainge, who led the team to a 40–34 finish, along the way they were many in-season moves such as trading Cassell, second-year star Michael Finley and A. C. Green, to the Dallas Mavericks for future-superstar Jason Kidd, Loren Meyer and Tony Dumas, and sending Horry along with Joe Kleine, to the Los Angeles Lakers for former Suns forward Cedric Ceballos and Rumeal Robinson.
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1984–85 NBA season The 1984–85 NBA season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
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Joe Smith (basketball) Joseph Leynard Smith (born July 26, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played at power forward position for 12 teams of the NBA during his 16-year career.
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Dick Van Arsdale Richard Albert Van Arsdale (born February 22, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, and a current National Basketball Association (NBA) executive. A graduate of Indianapolis Emmerich Manual High School, the 6'5" guard played collegiately at Indiana University, Van Arsdale was selected by the New York Knickerbockers in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1966, together with his identical twin brother Tom Van Arsdale. Van Arsdale played in the NBA for 12 seasons; three with the Knickerbockers and the remainder with the Phoenix Suns (after he was selected in the 1968 expansion draft). Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star, was consistently over his career one of the best free throw shooters in the NBA. He retired from play in 1977. Van Arsdale is remembered in Phoenix basketball lore as the "original Sun".
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1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Kings' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 15th season in Sacramento. During the offseason, the Kings acquired Nick Anderson from the Orlando Magic, and signed free agent Tony Delk. For the season opener, the Kings traveled to Tokyo, Japan to play their first two games against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Coming off a winning record in a strike shortened season was much expected of the Kings, who got off to a fast start winning nine of their first ten games. However, they lost seven of their final eight games, finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 44–38 record. Superstar forward Chris Webber led the way with 24.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game. In the Western Conference Quarterfinals, they would lose in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers. Following the season, Corliss Williamson was traded to the Toronto Raptors, and Delk signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.