On this day in 1977, the Boston Celtics traded point and shooting guard Charlie Scott for shooting guard Don Chaney and power forward Kermit Washington and a first-round draft pick to their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers.
Chaney had been drafted out of the University of Houston with the 12th overall pick of the 1968 NBA draft by the Celtics, with a stop in the American Basketball Association’s (ABA – a competing league that would later merge with the NBA) Spirit of St. Louis before signing with Los Angeles, while Washington had been drafted by the Lakers out of American University with the 5th overall pick of the 1973 NBA draft before his involvement in a brawl that left a player hospitalized forced his trade.
Chaney wore no. 42 instead of 12 during his 2nd stint with the Celtics. He had signed with the ABA, went to LA after the merger, then was traded to Boston with Kermit Washington after The Punch. (And I bet you already knew all that.)
— Mike Dynon ☘️🏀 (@MikeDynon) March 26, 2019