Zaid Abdul-Aziz

Zaid Abdul-Aziz

infobox NBA Player
name = Zaid Abdul-Aziz


position = Forward-Center
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 235
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1946|4|7
birth_place = Brooklyn, New York
highschool = John Jay High School, Brooklyn
college = Iowa State University
draft = 5th overall
draft_year = 1968
draft_team = Cincinnati Royals
career_start = 1969
career_end = 1978
former_teams = Cincinnati Royals 1969
Milwaukee Bucks 1969-1971
Seattle SuperSonics 1971-1973, 1976-1977
Houston Rockets 1973-1976, 1978
Buffalo Braves 1977-1978
Boston Celtics 1978

Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born Donald A. Smith on April 7, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'9" Abdul-Aziz starred at Iowa State University before being drafted by the NBA's Cincinnati Royals in 1968. He played ten seasons in the league as a member of the Royals, Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Houston Rockets, Buffalo Braves, and Boston Celtics. "The Kangaroo" had his finest season in 1971-1972, when he averaged 13.8 points and 11.3 rebounds for Seattle. He retired in 1978 with career totals of 4,557 points and 4,065 rebounds.

Player career

*Iowa State University
*1968–69 Cincinnati Royals - Milwaukee Bucks
*1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks
*1970–72 Seattle SuperSonics
*1972–75 Houston Rockets
*1975–76 Seattle SuperSonics
*1976–77 Buffalo Braves
*1977–78 Boston Celtics - Houston Rockets

Transactions

*1968 - First round, fifth pick by Cincinnati Royals in 1968 NBA Draft.
*1969, January 31 - Traded with Milwaukee Bucks' Fred Hetzel plus cash.
*1970, September 17 - Traded with Seattle SuperSonics' Lucius Allen and Bob Boozer.
*1972, September 18 - Transferred to Houston Rockets.
*1975, August 1 - released from Houston Rockets.
*1976, January 31 - Free agent signed by Seattle SuperSonics.
*1976, November 26 - Free agent signed by Buffalo Braves from Seattle SuperSonics.
*1977, January 20 - released from Buffalo Braves.
*1978, February 14 - Free agent signed by Boston Celtics.
*1978, February 24 - released from Boston Celtics.
*1978, March 2 - Free agent signed by Houston Rockets.
*1978, June 20 - released from Houston Rockets.

External links

*citation | last = Raley | first = Dan | title = Where Are They Now? Ex-Sonic Abdul-Aziz | newspaper=The Seattle Post-Intelligencer | year=2006 |date = April 12, 2006 | url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/266336_where12.html
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulza01.html Career statistics]


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