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Nate Thurmond of the Cleveland Cavaliers players has to be considered one of the most well-rounded centers in NBA history. His numbers certainly speak to that assertion. Over 14 pro seasons, Thurmond averaged a matching 15.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per game. And some might add that, on a scale from 1 to 10, Thurmond's defense was a 15 as well. "I scored my fewest points against him," Knicks Hall of Fame center Willis Reed once offered. "When the ball went away from most guys, you were open. When the ball went away against Nate, he went with you."Thurmond played during the Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain era, so it's no wonder he sometimes gets overlooked in discussions of the game's great pivot men. Clevland Cavaliers ticketsThose who saw him play, however, are likely to tell you Thurmond's shooting touch made him a more skilled offensive player than Russell and his shot-blocking and rebounding tenacity provided a better defensive repertoire than Chamberlain's.
Thurmond played on the same Akron, Ohio high school team as Gus Johnson and gave a hint of double-doubles to come during an All-America career at Bowling Green, averaging a little over 17 points and 17 rebounds per game. When he entered the NBA as the third overall draft choice in 1963, he did so as a power forward for the Warriors, whose starting center was Chamberlain. Although most of the points and rebounds were going Wilt's way, Thurmond managed to make the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers tickets All-Rookie team with the first of his double-digit rebounding seasons. His early promise was no small factor in the Warriors' decision to trade Chamberlain midway through the 1964-65 season. After the trade, Thurmond took off. During a nine-year stretch beginning with that '64-65 campaign, Thurmond never averaged less than 16.3 PPG. He enjoyed six straight seasons with a rebounding average of at least 17.7. In a 1974 overtime game against Atlanta, Thurmond became the first player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double.