Art Heyman had a memorable and exciting career at Duke but in the NBA, he ran into trouble.
The #1 pick in the 1963 draft and taken by his hometown New York Knicks, Heyman was, we think but could be wrong on this, the only Jewish player ever taken at #1. The only other Jewish player in any league that we’re aware of to go #1 was Sue Bird, who was the first pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft, taken by the Seattle Storm.
At Duke Heyman was colorful but had some behavioral issues that detracted from his brilliance.