NEW YORK —In nine years of playing for the Celtics, Tommy Heinsohn, who came into the NBA the same season as Bill Russell (who arrived six weeks late due to the 1956 Melbourne Olympics) and won top rookie honors, averaged 18.6 points and 8.8 rebounds.
Hall of Fame statistics.
But the most amazing dimension of Heinsohn's board score is the reality he recorded it playing alongside Russell, who averaged a bloated 22.5 points per game during his brimful career, and for five of those season beside Satch Sanders who averaged almost 11.