Moses Malone

United States

Basketball

B: March 23, 1955

Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame

Moses Malone began his career in professional basketball in 1974 when he became the first player in ABA basketball history to make the move directly from high school ball to playing in a professional league. He joined the now-defunct American Basketball Association's Utah Stars and the next year played for the Spirit of St. Louis. When the NBA and ABA merged, Malone was selected in the dispersal draft by the Portland TrailBlazers. Portland traded Malone to the Buffalo Braves before he played a game. After two games with Buffalo, he was traded to the Houston Rockets. In six seasons with Houston, Malone the MVP award in 1979 and 1982. Malone was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1982 and in the 1982-83 season, the 76ers led the league with a 65-17 regular-season record and won the championship. Malone won both NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP that year. Malone played for two ABA teams and eight NBA teams and for 22 years. He was an ABA All-Star in 1975 and '76 and an NBA All-Star every season from 1978-'89. He finished his career with 29,580 points and 17,834 rebounds. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.

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