Moses Malone
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"Moses Eugene Malone" is an American retired Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame/Hall of Fame basketball player who starred in both the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. A three-time NBA MVP and one of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team/NBA's 50 greatest players, Malone was the most successful prep-to-pro player of his era, going straight from Petersburg High to a 21-year career in professional basketball. By the time Malone retired after 19 seasons in the NBA he was the last former ABA player active and held numerous distinctions in both leagues, including a List of NBA champions#List of champions/championship ring and NBA Finals MVP#Winners/NBA finals MVP trophy won with the 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers season/1983 Philadelphia 76ers. He was nicknamed "Chairman of the Boards" and "Big Mo".

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For one thing, I didn't know he had all that. I never saw him do it in practice. He's got a lot of talent. He gave me an opportunity to see what he can do.

The quiet guys are always the ones that have the surprises up their sleeve. I was surprised he wanted to coach, but I know that Maurice will keep the guys focused on how to win.

My only concern was winning ball games.