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Pistol Pete Maravich Fires Back, 1975

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Oct 27, 2021
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[In May 1974, the Atlanta Hawks traded Pete Maravich, their angry fourth-year star, to the still nameless expansion franchise in New Orleans for a historic pound of NBA flesh. The Hawks got New Orleans’ first-round picks in 1974 and 1975, its second-round picks in 1975 and 1976, and the teams could negotiate swapping first-round choices in 1976 and 1977…

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