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The 1976-77 NBA season was the Braves 7th season in the NBA. The Braves were purchased by John Y. Brown, Jr., the former owner of the Kentucky Colonels in the now defunct American Basketball Association for $6.2 million. [1] As part of an agreement with the Braves former owner, Paul Snyder, Brown would give Snyder money received in player deals to reduce the purchase price. [2] The sell off would begin shortly after the season, started as the Braves sold newly acquired Moses Malone. Malone was acquired in a trade with the Portland Trailblazers after the ABA dispersal draft. Malone was now off to the Houston Rockets. The selling of players continued into the season as Bob McAdoo was sold to the New York Knicks. [3] While the deals helped Brown pay virtually nothing for the franchise, it turned a promising franchise into a rebuilding one. Attendance would fall off as the Braves finished in 4th place with a 30-52 record. The only spotlight was rookie Adrian Dantley. Dantley captured Rookie of the Year honors with 20.3 points per game. However Dantley himself would be traded following the season to the Indiana Pacers for Billy Knight. [4]
[edit] Offseason
[edit] NBA Draft
[edit] ABA Dispersal Draft
The American Basketball Association merged with the NBA in 1976. Of the teams remaining in the ABA, four joined the NBA. The remaining two ABA teams that did not join the NBA, the Kentucky Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis, had their players assigned to a dispersal draft for draft purposes.
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
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[edit] Season Schedule
[edit] Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
| Player |
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REB |
AST |
STL |
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PTS |
AVG |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Ernie DiGregorio, Led NBA, Free Throw Percentage, .945
[edit] References
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