And if POB signed on with the Celtics, he would have a great chance at the playoffs and a championship ring. Can anyone recall who was the last Bradley player to win an NBA championship ring?
3 ex-BU players have won NBA titles, the last was David Thirdkill in 1986.
Here is a listing of all Bradley players who played in the NBA.--
http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=bradley
Here are the ex-BU players who played in the NBA playoffs--
Mitchell Anderson played with the Utah Jazz in the 1983-84 playoffs. He
appeared in only 5 games, as the Jazz were eliminated in the 2nd round.
Barney Cable appeared in the NBA playoffs with the Syracuse Nationals in 1959-1960 and 1960-1961, but they did not make it to the championship round.
Bob Carney played on the Minneapolis Lakers when they made the playoffs in 1954-1955. They won the Western Division semifinals against the Rochester Royals, but lost the Western Division finals against the Fort Wayne Pistons.
Hersey Hawkins played in the playoffs 8 times with the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets, and Seattle Sonics, but never made it to the NBA finals.
Steve Kuberski played on 4 different Boston Celtics playoff teams, 1970-1971, 1971-1972, 1972-1923, and 1975-1976. He made it to the finals twice, and won an NBA title with the 1975-1976 Celtics.
Jim Les was with 1 playoff team, the 1988-1989 Utah Jazz, but they lost in the first round.
Shellie McMillon played on 3 playoff teams, the 1958-1959, 1959-1960, and the 1960-1961 Pistons. None of those teams made it to the finals.
Patrick O'Bryant was on the Golden State Warriors' roster as a rookie in 2006-2007 when they made the playoffs. He did not see any action as the Warriors were eliminated in the 2nd round.
Anthony Parker has made the playoffs twice with the Toronto Raptors, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, but has not played in the finals.
Roger Phegley played in the NBA playoffs 3 times, with the San Antonio Spurs in 1981-1982, and 1982-1983, and with Dallas in 1983-1984 but did not make it to the finals.
Al Smith made it to the ABA playoffs 3 times, with the 1971-1972 and 1972-1973 Denver Nuggets, and with the 1974-1975 Utah Stars, but never made the finals.
Joe Strawder made it to the NBA playoffs one ytear with the Detroit Pistons, 1967-1968, but did not make the finals.
Levern Tart made the ABA playoffs twice in his 4 year career, with the 1969-1970 New York Nets, and with the 1970-1971 Texas Chaparrals.
David Thirdkill made the NBA playoffs twice with the San Antonio Spurs in 1984-1985 and with the Boston Celtics in 1985-1986. He won an NBA title in 1986.
Chet Walker played in the NBA playoffs an amazing 13 straight season from 1962-1963 through 1974-1975, 1 year with the Syracuse Nationals and 6 more years after they moved to Philadelphia and became the 76ers, and 6 more with the Chicago Bulls. He won an NBA title with the 1966-1967 with the 76ers.
Elmer Behnke, Ray Ramsey, Mike Williams, and Voise Winters are the 4 out of 19 ex-BU players who have never played in the playoffs.
The list also does not include Danny Granger, who played 1 1/2 years at Bradley before transferring to New Mexico. He played in the playoffs his first season with the Indiana Pacers in 2005-2006.