Happy birthday Zaid Abdul-Aziz! You only played 2 games w/the Celtics back in 1978, but hey, that’s enough for us. I couldn’t even find a picture of you in a Boston uniform. Best I got is Dave Cowens D-ing you up while you were with the Rockets & going by the name of Don Smith. pic.twitter.com/5ycXaKQbeE
— Honest☘️Larry (@HonestLarry1) April 7, 2020
Finally, it is also the birthday of big man Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born Donald A. Smith until he converted to Islam in 1976), who came into this world in 1946 in Brooklyn, New York.
Drafted out of Iowa State in 1968 by the (then) Cincinnati Royals (now, Sacramento Kings), Abdul-Aziz played for the Milwaukee Bucks, (then) Seattle SuperSonics, (now, Oklahoma City Thunder), Houston Rockets, and (then) Buffalo Braves (now, Celtics — it’s a long story) before joining Boston after the owners of each club swapped teams.
In his sole season with the team, Abdul-Aziz logged 4.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.
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