Spencer Haywood

Spencer Haywood is a former professional basketball forward who played for the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and NBA teams Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Bullets.

• ABA Rookie of the Year (1969-70)NBA.com: Spencer Haywood Bio
• ABA Most Valuable Player (1969-70)NBA.com: Spencer Haywood Bio
• NBA champion (1980)NBA.com: Spencer Haywood Bio
• All-NBA First Team (1972, '73)NBA.com: Spencer Haywood Bio
• All-NBA Second Team (1974, '75)NBA.com: Spencer Haywood Bio
• Four-time All-Star (1972-75)NBA.com: Spencer Haywood Bio
• Olympic gold medalist (1968)NBA.com: Spencer Haywood Bio

Haywood played for the Denver Rockets of the ABA for one season before being drafted (30th overall pick) by the Buffalo Braves in the 1971 NBA Draft. He joined the Seattle SuperSonics and played for 5 seasons. In 1975, he was traded to the New York Knicks for cash and a draft choice. After 4 seasons with Knicks, he was traded to New Orleans Jazz and played for one season. When the Jazz moved to Utah, Haywood was sent to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Adrian Dantley in 1979-80 season. He spent the 1980-81 campaign playing for Reyer Venezia in Italy. He lastly played for the Washington Bullets for two seasons before he was waived and retired in 1983.NBA.com: Spencer Haywood Bio

• Basketball-Reference.com: Career Stats
  • Height: 6' 9"
  • Weight: 225 lbs
  • NBA Rookie Year: 1971

• April 22, 1949: Born in Silver City, Mississippi

• October 13-25, 1968: United States Basketball Team (1968 Summer Olympics)

• 1968 - 1969: University of Detroit Mercy

• 1969 - 1970: Denver Rockets (ABA)

• 1971: Drafted by the Buffalo Braves

• 1970 - 1975: Seattle SuperSonics

• 1975 - 1978: New York Knicks

• 1978 - 1979: New Orleans Jazz

• 1979 - 1980: Los Angeles Lakers

• 1980 - 1981: Played for Reyer Venezia (Italy)

• 1981 - 1983: Washington Bullets