37. Bernard King
Nov 14, 2019
Published in
Top 50 Brooklyn Nets
Bernard King was drafted 7th Overall in 1977 and the former Tennessee Volunteer had one of the best rookie seasons in franchise history as he averaged 24.2 Points per Game and finished 10th overall. King would finish second to Walter Davis in Rookie of the Year honors. He would play one more year in New Jersey where he averaged 21.6 Points per Game.
Hustler
Aug 13, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
Bernard King played a character named, “Hustler”, which was exactly what he was. As (we thought) the star player for Gabe Kaplan’s Cadwallader University squad, Hustler was to us the man granted some of the best lines in the film, and with his basketball pedigree (and the fact that he looked good here as an actor), we will go out on our limb and say this is our primary nominee for the 1970’s Basketball film you should have seen. Too bad, you probably did not!