Wes Unseld doesn’t get talked about enough when it comes to legendary NBA players.
He was forced in the 70s right before the Magic and Bird era.
Wes Unseld, a Hall of Fame center known for indefatigable rebounding who was named most valuable player after the Washington Bullets won the 1978 N.B.A. championship, died on Tuesday. He was 74.
His family confirmed the death in a statement posted on the website of the Washington Wizards, as the Bullets are now known, saying he had had pneumonia among other health problems. The statement did not say where he died.
Unseld spent his entire 13-season career with the Bullets, leading them to 12 playoff appearances, scoring a total of 10,624 points and snaring a staggering 13,769 rebounds. He had career averages of 10.8 points and 14 rebounds per game. A five-time All-Star, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988.
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
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