Looked like a future star. Then he ended up in LA and really blossomed into a 20 ppg scorer.
But Butch Beard was kind of the unsung hero of that GS team, IMO. Was a journeyman during his short career but just fit so well in that GS starting lineup. As much as Barry was the star, Beard was the oil that kept all of the other moving parts lubed up.
Bullets and Celtics both won 60 games that year. It was GS coming out of the much weaker conference. Kind of a role reversal to this year.