Brian Joseph Winters was born on March 1,1952 and is an American former basketball player and coach.
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10 Facts About Brian Winters
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Brian Winters then played collegiately with the University of South Carolina, scoring 1,079 points over his career.
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Brian Winters was the 12th pick in the 1974 NBA Draft, taken by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Brian Winters made the NBA All-Rookie Team with the Lakers before he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the deal that brought future Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the West Coast, which Abdul-Jabbar had demanded.
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Brian Winters had a productive nine-year career that included two appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and six in the playoffs, and was a fan-favorite during the years that the Bucks struggled through immediately following the aforementioned Abdul-Jabbar trade.
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Later Brian Winters coached with the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors.
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Brian Winters was formerly the head coach of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, leading them to their first ever consecutive-year playoff appearances.
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Brian Winters was a scout for the Indiana Pacers for several seasons until he was let go during the NBA lockout in August 2011.
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Brian Winters has been a talent scout for the Indiana Pacers since 2014.
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Brian Winters played a role in convincing the Pacers to draft Myles Turner.
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