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My Take
Bob McAdoo was a player ahead of his time, and I do not think he gets enough credit for it today. A seven-footer who could stroke a jumper from the perimeter decades before the modern stretch big became fashionable, he won an MVP and three straight scoring titles with the Buffalo Braves when that franchise actually mattered. People who only remember his later role-player championship years with the Showtime Lakers miss just how dominant his peak was. He even kept his career going overseas in Italy and then returned to coach. A Hall of Famer whose game looks more prophetic every season.
Overview
Bob McAdoo (born September 25, 1951, in Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A versatile big man, he was named NBA Rookie of the Year and later NBA Most Valuable Player during his standout years with the Buffalo Braves, winning three consecutive league scoring titles. He won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob McAdoo
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・マカドゥー
- Reading
- ぼぶ・まかどぅー
- Born
- September 25, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
- Origin
- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 206cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Basketball coach / Basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of North Carolina
Awards & achievements
- Most Valuable Player
- Rookie of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.