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“Washington was the essential, a huge guy, a board banger who can assistance Cowens,” stated then-coach Tommy Heinsohn bymeansof the Washington Post’s Paul Attner.
Scott had likewise been prepared by the Celtics, with the 106th total choice (there were lotsof more rounds in that period), however chosen to head to the ABA where he played for the Virginia Squires, ultimately signingupwith the Phoenix Suns who dealt him to Boston in 1975.