On This Date: October 15

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• Tuesday, October 15, 1985

  1-time NBA All-Star Max Zaslofsky died at the age of 59.

• Friday, October 15, 1971

  3-time All-Star Phil Chenier made his NBA debut for the Baltimore Bullets in a 106-82 loss to the Chicago Bulls.

  4-time All-Star Sidney Wicks made his NBA debut for the Portland Trail Blazers in a 119-88 loss to the Seattle SuperSonics.

• Wednesday, October 15, 1969

  1-time All-Star Butch Beard made his NBA debut for the Atlanta Hawks in a 124-119 win over the Seattle SuperSonics.

  3-time All-Star Norm Van Lier made his NBA debut for the Cincinnati Royals in a 94-89 loss to the New York Knicks.

• Saturday, October 15, 1966

  7-time All-Star Dave Bing made his NBA debut for the Detroit Pistons in a 103-99 loss to the Cincinnati Royals.

  2-time All-Star Archie Clark made his NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 126-115 win over the Baltimore Bullets.

  6-time All-Star Lou Hudson made his NBA debut for the St. Louis Hawks in a 104-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls.

  1-time All-Star Flynn Robinson made his NBA debut for the Cincinnati Royals in a 103-99 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Friday, October 15, 1965

  8-time All-Star Rick Barry made his NBA debut for the San Francisco Warriors in a 122-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

  5-time All-Star Gail Goodrich made his NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 122-115 win over the San Francisco Warriors.

  1-time All-Star Jon McGlocklin made his NBA debut for the Cincinnati Royals in a 111-100 loss to the St. Louis Hawks.