Lawrence Michael Foust (Larry)
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-9 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: June 24, 1928 in Painesville, Ohio
Died: October 27, 1984
High School: South Catholic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: La Salle University
Drafted by the Chicago Stags in the 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall) of the 1950 NBA draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1950-51 | 22 | FTW | NBA | 68 | 327 | 944 | .346 | 261 | 396 | .659 | 681 | 90 | 247 | 915 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | FTW | NBA | 66 | 2615 | 390 | 989 | .394 | 267 | 394 | .678 | 880 | 200 | 245 | 1047 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | FTW | NBA | 67 | 2303 | 311 | 865 | .360 | 336 | 465 | .723 | 769 | 151 | 267 | 958 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2693 | 376 | 919 | .409 | 338 | 475 | .712 | 967 | 161 | 258 | 1090 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 70 | 2264 | 398 | 818 | .487 | 393 | 513 | .766 | 700 | 118 | 264 | 1189 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2024 | 367 | 821 | .447 | 432 | 555 | .778 | 648 | 127 | 263 | 1166 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 61 | 1533 | 243 | 617 | .394 | 273 | 380 | .718 | 555 | 71 | 221 | 759 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2200 | 391 | 982 | .398 | 428 | 566 | .756 | 876 | 108 | 299 | 1210 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 1933 | 301 | 771 | .390 | 280 | 366 | .765 | 627 | 91 | 233 | 882 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | TOT | NBA | 72 | 1964 | 312 | 766 | .407 | 253 | 320 | .791 | 621 | 96 | 241 | 877 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | STL | NBA | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | STL | NBA | 68 | 1208 | 194 | 489 | .397 | 164 | 208 | .788 | 389 | 77 | 185 | 552 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | STL | NBA | 57 | 1153 | 204 | 433 | .471 | 145 | 178 | .815 | 328 | 78 | 186 | 553 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 817 | 21890 | 3814 | 9414 | .405 | 3570 | 4816 | .741 | 8041 | 1368 | 2909 | 11198 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 22 | FTW | NBA | 68 | 4.8 | 13.9 | .346 | 3.8 | 5.8 | .659 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 13.5 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | FTW | NBA | 66 | 39.6 | 5.9 | 15.0 | .394 | 4.0 | 6.0 | .678 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 15.9 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | FTW | NBA | 67 | 34.4 | 4.6 | 12.9 | .360 | 5.0 | 6.9 | .723 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 14.3 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 37.4 | 5.2 | 12.8 | .409 | 4.7 | 6.6 | .712 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 70 | 32.3 | 5.7 | 11.7 | .487 | 5.6 | 7.3 | .766 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 17.0 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 28.1 | 5.1 | 11.4 | .447 | 6.0 | 7.7 | .778 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 16.2 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 61 | 25.1 | 4.0 | 10.1 | .394 | 4.5 | 6.2 | .718 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 12.4 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 30.6 | 5.4 | 13.6 | .398 | 5.9 | 7.9 | .756 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 16.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 26.8 | 4.2 | 10.7 | .390 | 3.9 | 5.1 | .765 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 12.3 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | TOT | NBA | 72 | 27.3 | 4.3 | 10.6 | .407 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .791 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 12.2 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | STL | NBA | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | STL | NBA | 68 | 17.8 | 2.9 | 7.2 | .397 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .788 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 8.1 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | STL | NBA | 57 | 20.2 | 3.6 | 7.6 | .471 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .815 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 9.7 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 817 | 29.2 | 4.7 | 11.5 | .405 | 4.4 | 5.9 | .741 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 13.7 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 22 | FTW | NBA | 68 | .346 | .659 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | FTW | NBA | 66 | 2615 | 5.4 | 13.6 | .394 | 3.7 | 5.4 | .678 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | FTW | NBA | 67 | 2303 | 4.9 | 13.5 | .360 | 5.3 | 7.3 | .723 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2693 | 5.0 | 12.3 | .409 | 4.5 | 6.3 | .712 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 70 | 2264 | 6.3 | 13.0 | .487 | 6.2 | 8.2 | .766 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2024 | 6.5 | 14.6 | .447 | 7.7 | 9.9 | .778 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 20.7 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 61 | 1533 | 5.7 | 14.5 | .394 | 6.4 | 8.9 | .718 | 13.0 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 17.8 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2200 | 6.4 | 16.1 | .398 | 7.0 | 9.3 | .756 | 14.3 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 19.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 1933 | 5.6 | 14.4 | .390 | 5.2 | 6.8 | .765 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 16.4 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | TOT | NBA | 72 | 1964 | 5.7 | 14.0 | .407 | 4.6 | 5.9 | .791 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | STL | NBA | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | STL | NBA | 68 | 1208 | 5.8 | 14.6 | .397 | 4.9 | 6.2 | .788 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | STL | NBA | 57 | 1153 | 6.4 | 13.5 | .471 | 4.5 | 5.6 | .815 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 817 | 21890 | 5.7 | 13.9 | .405 | 5.4 | 7.3 | .741 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 16.9 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
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| 1950-51 | 22 | FTW | NBA | 68 | .409 | .346 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | FTW | NBA | 66 | 2615 | 21.0 | .450 | .394 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.1 | ||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | FTW | NBA | 67 | 2303 | 20.4 | .448 | .360 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | ||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2693 | 22.6 | .483 | .409 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 10.4 | ||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 70 | 2264 | 23.1 | .570 | .487 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 13.3 | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2024 | 23.8 | .547 | .447 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 11.1 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 61 | 1533 | 19.3 | .484 | .394 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2200 | 20.0 | .491 | .398 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 6.4 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 1933 | 16.1 | .473 | .390 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 4.2 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | TOT | NBA | 72 | 1964 | .484 | .407 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | MNL | NBA | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | STL | NBA | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | STL | NBA | 68 | 1208 | 13.7 | .475 | .397 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 33 | STL | NBA | 57 | 1153 | 14.7 | .541 | .471 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 817 | 21890 | 20.2 | .485 | .405 | 47.4 | 22.4 | 69.8 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1950-51 | 22 | FTW | NBA | 3 | 14 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 36 | .311 | .800 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 1.7 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | FTW | NBA | 2 | 77 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 30 | .522 | .857 | 38.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.5 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | FTW | NBA | 8 | 332 | 48 | 121 | 57 | 68 | 111 | 6 | 34 | 153 | .397 | .838 | 41.5 | 19.1 | 13.9 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 4 | 129 | 11 | 41 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 21 | 41 | .268 | .760 | 32.3 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 1.8 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 11 | 331 | 60 | 152 | 52 | 73 | 107 | 26 | 43 | 172 | .395 | .712 | 30.1 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 10 | 289 | 49 | 130 | 70 | 89 | 127 | 14 | 38 | 168 | .377 | .787 | 28.9 | 16.8 | 12.7 | 1.4 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 2 | 64 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 45 | .565 | .826 | 32.0 | 22.5 | 12.5 | 3.0 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 404 | 56 | 134 | 41 | 50 | 136 | 12 | 47 | 153 | .418 | .820 | 31.1 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 0.9 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | STL | NBA | 12 | 205 | 29 | 74 | 20 | 25 | 68 | 11 | 36 | 78 | .392 | .800 | 17.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 0.9 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | STL | NBA | 8 | 89 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 26 | .450 | .571 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 73 | 1920 | 301 | 763 | 300 | 384 | 707 | 94 | 255 | 902 | .394 | .781 | 27.4 | 12.4 | 9.7 | 1.3 | |||||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
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| 1950-51 | 22 | FTW | NBA | 3 | .364 | .311 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | FTW | NBA | 2 | 77 | 22.8 | .575 | .522 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | FTW | NBA | 8 | 332 | 25.0 | .507 | .397 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 4 | 129 | 12.9 | .394 | .268 | 11.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 11 | 331 | 19.8 | .467 | .395 | 16.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 10 | 289 | 25.2 | .497 | .377 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 2 | 64 | 30.0 | .679 | .565 | 12.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 404 | 14.2 | .490 | .418 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | STL | NBA | 12 | 205 | 12.2 | .459 | .392 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 32 | STL | NBA | 8 | 89 | 10.2 | .497 | .450 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 73 | 1920 | 19.1 | .484 | .394 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1950-51 | 22 | FTW | NBA | 1 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | FTW | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | FTW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 7 | 2 | 118 | 17 | 54 | .315 | 15 | 16 | .938 | 49 | 3 | 16 | 49 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1946-47 | 18 | LASALLE | 26 | 103 | 49 | 255 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 19 | LASALLE | 24 | 157 | 87 | 401 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | LASALLE | 28 | 177 | 99 | 164 | 453 | .604 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 21 | LASALLE | 25 | 136 | 83 | 122 | 355 | .680 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 103 | 573 | 318 | 286 | 1464 | 1.112 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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All-Star Games 1951 NBA1952 NBA 1953 NBA 1954 NBA 1955 NBA 1956 NBA 1958 NBA 1959 NBA |
Honors 1951-52 NBA All-NBA (2nd)1954-55 NBA All-NBA (1st) |
Games 1950-51 NBA 68 (3)1951-52 NBA 66 (1) 1953-54 NBA 72 (2) 1955-56 NBA 72 (2) 1957-58 NBA 72 (1) 1958-59 NBA 72 (1) |
Minutes Played 1951-52 NBA 2615 (7)1953-54 NBA 2693 (8) |
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Field Goals 1951-52 NBA 390 (5)1953-54 NBA 376 (7) |
Field Goal Attempts 1950-51 NBA 944 (9)1951-52 NBA 989 (7) 1953-54 NBA 919 (8) |
Field Goal Pct 1953-54 NBA .409 (6)1954-55 NBA .487 (1) 1955-56 NBA .447 (3) 1961-62 NBA .471 (6) |
Free Throws 1953-54 NBA 338 (9)1954-55 NBA 393 (9) 1955-56 NBA 432 (6) 1957-58 NBA 428 (7) Career NBA 3570 (83) Career 3570 (88) |
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Free Throw Attempts 1952-53 NBA 465 (9)1953-54 NBA 475 (8) 1954-55 NBA 513 (9) 1955-56 NBA 555 (6) 1957-58 NBA 566 (4) Career NBA 4816 (72) Career 4816 (77) |
Total Rebounds 1950-51 NBA 681 (6)1951-52 NBA 880 (1) 1952-53 NBA 769 (7) 1953-54 NBA 967 (3) 1954-55 NBA 700 (10) 1955-56 NBA 648 (10) 1957-58 NBA 876 (7) Career NBA 8041 (55) Career 8041 (65) |
Personal Fouls 1954-55 NBA 264 (8)1957-58 NBA 299 (2) Career NBA 2909 (73) Career 2909 (83) |
Points 1951-52 NBA 1047 (7)1953-54 NBA 1090 (8) 1955-56 NBA 1166 (10) |
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Minutes Per Game 1951-52 NBA 39.6 (9)1953-54 NBA 37.4 (8) |
Points Per Game 1951-52 NBA 15.9 (7)1953-54 NBA 15.1 (8) |
Rebounds Per Game 1950-51 NBA 10.0 (7)1951-52 NBA 13.3 (2) 1952-53 NBA 11.5 (5) 1953-54 NBA 13.4 (3) 1954-55 NBA 10.0 (10) 1957-58 NBA 12.2 (7) Career NBA 9.8 (48) Career 9.8 (52) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1951-52 NBA 21.0 (8)1952-53 NBA 20.4 (8) 1953-54 NBA 22.6 (7) 1954-55 NBA 23.1 (3) 1955-56 NBA 23.8 (3) 1957-58 NBA 20.0 (9) Career NBA 20.2 (56) Career 20.2 (56) |
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True Shooting Pct 1953-54 NBA .483 (9)1954-55 NBA .570 (1) 1955-56 NBA .547 (2) |
Effective Field Goal Pct 1953-54 NBA .409 (6)1954-55 NBA .487 (1) 1955-56 NBA .447 (3) 1961-62 NBA .471 (6) |
Offensive Win Shares 1953-54 NBA 6.5 (9)1954-55 NBA 10.3 (2) 1955-56 NBA 8.6 (4) |
Defensive Win Shares 1951-52 NBA 3.2 (10) |
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Win Shares 1953-54 NBA 10.4 (6)1954-55 NBA 13.3 (2) 1955-56 NBA 11.1 (5) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.100 (149) |
April 25, 1950: Drafted by the Chicago Stags in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1950 NBA Draft.
October 5, 1950: Drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons from the Chicago Stags in the dispersal draft.
September 12, 1957: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Minneapolis Lakers for Walter Dukes.
February 1, 1960: Traded by the Minneapolis Lakers to the St. Louis Hawks for Nick Mantis, Chuck Share and Willie Merriweather.
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