The No. 2 pick made his debut for the Pistons at Cincinnati Gardens against Oscar Robertson and the Royals.
0-for-6
Bing missed all six of his shots and finished with zero points, two assists and three fouls. The Royals won 103-99.
Oscar's night
Robertson played all 48 minutes and posted 37 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Rookie of the Year
Bing averaged 20.0 points across 80 games as a rookie and won Rookie of the Year for 1966-67.
Scoring champion next
A year later he led the entire league at 27.1 points a game and made All-NBA First Team.
Photo credit
Dave Bing of the Detroit Pistons against the Washington Bullets in Baltimore, circa 1970. Focus On Sport · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Resized.
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