Recently, Dominique Wilkins has begun to receive his just due, whether a statue outside or a ceremony inside Philips Arena, for all he did as a NBA player. Well, actually, for all he did as an Atlanta Hawk since few can recall his four other stops. The aerial artist commonly known as "The Human Highlight Film" did represent teams in Los Angeles, Boston, San Antonio and Orlando, too, though in each case, there's little footage to prove it.
Which is a shame because Wilkins had an immeasurable impact on one of those four franchises, one that is still being felt today. On Nov. 1, 1996, after spending a season in Greece, a nearly 37-year-old Wilkins played his first of 63 games for a Spurs squad that was coming off a 59-win season. He would play 62 more, starting 26 of them, and finish first on the team in both total points (1,145) and points per game (18.2).
The Spurs would lose 49 of the 63 games that Wilkins played.
They would lose 62 of 82 games in all.
But that single-season setback set them up to keep winning ever since.
"It's a good thing we didn't get the old Atlanta Hawks Dominique, the guy who ...
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