Guest post by Abacus Reveals
Nowadays, even hoop fanatics in their forties are more likely to recall the coaching days of Don Chaney, as pedestrian as they may have been, than his 12-year playing career.
Trivia buffs realize that he broke in as a little-used first-round draft pick with Coach Bill Russell’s final team … also that his waning NBA days were spent on Larry Bird’s very first roster. In the intervening years, he’d briefly sported Laker gear, lived the demise of the old ABA in all its glorious excess, and for several seasons had been the inspiration for the DUCK FREAKS banner that was draped from the second balcony at each and every Celtic home game.