Buffalo Braves Regular Season Rosters
1976-1977 Buffalo Braves Regular Season Roster
1976-1977 Buffalo Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | E. DiGregorio | R. Smith | A. Dantley | D. Adams | J. Shumate |
Rotation | B. Averitt | F. Foster | |||
Lim PT | C. Williams | G. Gerard | G. Johnson | ||
Lim PT | J. Gianelli |
1976-1977 Atlantic Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Philadelphia Sixers | 50-32 | - |
2 | Boston Celtics | 44-38 | 6 |
3 | New York Knicks | 40-42 | 10 |
4 | Buffalo Braves | 30-52 | 20 |
5 | New York Nets | 22-60 | 28 |
1976-1977 Buffalo Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Adrian Dantley | Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (1977) |
Adrian Dantley | All-Rookie First Team (1977) |
1976-1977 Buffalo Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
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Randy Smith | 82 | 37.7 | 20.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
Adrian Dantley | 77 | 36.6 | 20.3 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
John Shumate | 74 | 35.1 | 15.1 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Ernie DiGregorio | 81 | 28.0 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Bird Averitt | 75 | 15.1 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Don Adams | 77 | 22.2 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Bob McAdoo | 20 | 38.4 | 23.7 | 13.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
John Gianelli | 57 | 22.5 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
George Johnson | 39 | 27.1 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
Gus Gerard | 41 | 14.4 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Fred Foster | 59 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Chuck Williams | 44 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Claude Terry | 33 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Tom McMillen | 20 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Jim Price | 20 | 16.6 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 22 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Johnny Neumann | 4 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Clyde Mayes | 2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Moses Malone | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1976-1977 Buffalo Braves Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Bird Averitt was selected as the #3 pick in the 4 Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bird Averitt signed a multi-year contract with the Buffalo Braves on August 5, 1976. Adrian Dantley was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves. Adrian Dantley signed a multi-year contract with the Buffalo Braves on September 21, 1976. Ernie DiGregorio was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves. Ernie DiGregorio signed a multi-year contract with the Buffalo Braves on April 24, 1973. Randy Smith was selected as the #2 pick in the 14 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves. Randy Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Buffalo Braves on September 1, 1971. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Gus Gerard was acquired in a trade by the Buffalo Braves from the Denver Nuggets on December 15, 1976. John Gianelli was acquired in a trade by the Buffalo Braves from the New York Knicks on December 9, 1976. George Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Buffalo Braves from the Golden State Warriors on January 18, 1977. John Shumate was acquired in a trade by the Buffalo Braves from the Phoenix Suns on February 1, 1976. Chuck Williams was acquired in a trade by the Buffalo Braves from the Denver Nuggets on December 15, 1976. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Don Adams signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Buffalo Braves on December 5, 1975. Fred Foster signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Buffalo Braves on September 15, 1976. |