Originally Posted by
jv001
Mullins proved he could play against anyone. Good but not great pro career. Art wasn't as good as Jeff in the pros but that's just my opinion, which doesn't mean much. Billy Cunningham and Bobby Jones of the Uncheats played well in the pros as well. But that still was before the NBA became mostly AFAM players. GoDuke!
I'm on the Verga retirement(jersey) as well. GoDuke and GoRedbirds!
The money wasn't very attractive in the 1960's NBA. Jay Buckley, who was drafted in a later round, told me that the starting offers were only a few thousand a year, hardly better than what he made as a physics grad student at Hopkins.
Mullins was maybe better than just "good" as a pro player. His best six years he averaged 20.5, 5.5 and 4.7 for the Warriors. Jeff was on the Left Coast and didn't get much TV time elsewhere. Marin was more prominent as a Bullet for six seasons (11-year career).
Sage Grouse
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