On Oct. 21, 1976, the Buffalo Braves beat Milwaukee 133-112 at the MECCA Arena. Their box score included rookie Adrian Dantley and 21-year-old Moses Malone.

Dantley played 40 minutes, made only 3 of 15 shots but went 9-of-11 at the line for 15 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, the most of anyone on the floor.

Malone played four minutes and did not take a shot. Buffalo had acquired him from Portland only three days earlier.

After two games and six total minutes, the Braves traded Malone to Houston on Oct. 24, 1976, for two first-round picks.

Malone grabbed a league-high 437 offensive rebounds that season and helped Houston reach the conference finals. Buffalo finished 30-52.

Dantley averaged 20.3 points and won Rookie of the Year. On Sept. 1, 1977, Buffalo sent him to Indiana for Billy Knight.

Malone won three MVPs and a title in 1983. Dantley won two scoring titles and scored 23,177 points. Both are in the Hall of Fame.

Moses Malone at the launch of the 2005 NBA Legends Tour. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lameen Witter, resized.

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