Keeping It Heel
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Ranking the 15 best UNC basketball NBA careers ever

By Nick Delahanty

2 Jun 1997: Guard Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls speaks to reporters during a press conference at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel /Allsport
2 Jun 1997: Guard Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls speaks to reporters during a press conference at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel /Allsport /
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Former Cavaliers greats Larry Nance (left), Brad Daugherty (center), and Mark Price (right). (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

No. 9: Brad Daugherty

Career Stats: 19.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 3.7 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.7 BPG, 53.2 FG%

Daugherty was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft and went on to spend his entire eight-year career with the team that drafted him, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

A five-time NBA All-Star, Daugherty made five playoff appearances with the Cavaliers but never captured a title of his own. In three of those five instances, another former Tar Heel came out on top, as Jordan and the Bulls defeated Daugherty and the Cavaliers in three of those seasons.

Due to back problems, Daugherty’s career didn’t last as long as it could’ve. If it wasn’t for injuries, Daugherty likely would’ve played longer and had much more success, making himself a case to be even higher on this list.

Daugherty finished his career as the Cavaliers’ all-time leading scorer and rebounder.

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