Part 2 of a look back at LI's best basketball players, a series that goes through seven decades for the boys and five decades ...

He was then picked up by Red Auerbach and the Celtics with the eighth overall selection of the 1957 NBA draft. He was also the franchise ... with a 148-128 home blowout of the New York Knicks in 1960.

He Wasn’t the Top Pick Even though Jerry West is celebrated as one of the greatest players in NBA history, he was not the first overall selection in the 1960 NBA Draft. That distinction went to Oscar ...

Oliver Miller, a beefy center who helped Arkansas advance to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA, has died.

He wrote, "I am so sad to report we have lost another @NBA Fraternity member! Nine year veteran Oliver Miller has passed away ...

While Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar normally dominate the conversation for the greatest NBA centers of all-time, those legendary names played in a much different era than today's game.

For any basketball fan under 65, it’s easy to know that the Celtics were historically great in the 1950’s and 1960s. Images ...

meaning they have been going back and forth between the G League and the NBA. Utah Jazz center Oscar Tshiebwe, is on a two-way contract as well as has been busy between both leagues.

Another opportunity at the NBA level has come up for former Philadelphia 76ers center Mo Bamba. On Monday, it was revealed that Bamba will join the New Orleans ...

Jokić set a career-high assist total with 22 on Friday night. It's the most assists by a center in NBA history. The previous record was held by Wilt Chamberlain (21), set in 1968. Jokić tied ...

New York Knicks owner James Dolan's latest grievance against the NBA centers on a lack of financial transparency. Per ESPN's Tim Bontemps, Dolan has penned a letter calling for the vote of a ...

Bradley, who the Sixers drafted No. 2 overall in 1993, spent two-and-a-half seasons with the franchise before eventually ...