California Players’ NBA Histories Cover Warriors, Nets, Celtics

A series of NBA franchise profiles highlights players born in California: Phil Chenier and Jud Buechler played for the Golden State Warriors, Justin Hamilton finished his NBA career with the Brooklyn Nets, and Mark Acres spent his first two NBA seasons with the Boston Celtics. Their reported production for those teams ranged from Chenier’s 3.2 points per game to Hamilton’s 6.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game; Buechler averaged 4.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists, while Acres averaged 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds.