No. 3: Dick Brott – center – Denver
Brott was a 6-foot-8 center taken out of the University of Denver in the 1957 NBA Draft, where he had set a school record for career rebounds that stands to this day.
Dick Brott of Cleveland Pipers diving for a loose ball in 1961, the season they won the ABL Championship #ThisWasCLE pic.twitter.com/OHiipB9iuj
— This Was Cleveland (@thiswascle) June 10, 2015
Brott was waived before he would play for Boston, but would play in the American Basketball League for the Cleveland Pipers in that sole season of the league’s existence.