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The Buffalo Braves played in the NBA from 1970 to 1978, then ceased to exist in Buffalo after owner John Y. Brown Jr. traded the entire franchise to Boston Celtics owner Irv Levin. Levin relocated the team to San Diego, where it became the San Diego Clippers. The franchise moved again to Los Angeles in 1984 and has played as the Los Angeles Clippers since.
Bob McAdoo won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1973 and the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 1975 while playing for Buffalo. His 1973-74 averages of 30.6 points and 15.1 rebounds remain the last time any NBA player has reached those combined totals in a single season. McAdoo was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
The Braves left primarily because of a scheduling dispute at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, where the team held the third choice of available dates behind the NHL's Buffalo Sabres and Canisius College. The NBA gave owner Paul Snyder five years to resolve the conflict; when no resolution was found, he sold the team. New owner John Y. Brown Jr. eventually traded the entire franchise to Boston Celtics owner Irv Levin, who moved it to San Diego.
The Buffalo Braves franchise swap was brokered by David Stern, who was then serving as the NBA's general counsel. Stern later became the league's commissioner in 1984. The deal transferred ownership of the Braves to California businessman Irv Levin, who moved the team to San Diego after the 1977-78 season, while John Y. Brown Jr. took control of the Celtics.
On the 20th of October 1972, the Buffalo Braves scored 58 points in a single quarter against the Boston Celtics, setting an NBA record for most points in one quarter that still stands. The Braves trailed 103-60 at the start of that fourth quarter, outscored the Celtics 58-23 in the period, and still lost the game 126-118.
Five people connected to the Buffalo Braves have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame: players Bob McAdoo (2000), Moses Malone (2001), and Adrian Dantley (2008), plus coaches Jack Ramsay (1992) and Cotton Fitzsimmons (2021). The Braves existed for just eight seasons, from 1970 to 1978.