New York Knicks: 30 Greatest Players of All-Time

Mar 27, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Vocal group the Four Tops with former NBA player Earl Monroe (purple tie) and New York Knicks president Phil Jackson and Walt Frazier and former NBA player Dick Barnett (right) acknowledge Walt Frazier for his 70th birthday during the game between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

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26.) C Walt Bellamy

The big man for the Knicks in the late 1960s was the near 7’0” Walt Bellamy. Bellamy was taken with the first overall pick in the 1961 NBA Draft by the Chicago Packers, and he found his way to the Knicks in a trade with the Baltimore Bullets in December of 1965 for Jim Barnes, Johnny Egan, Johnny Green and cash.

In four seasons with the Knicks, Bellamy averaged a double-double with 18.9 points and 13.3 rebounds per game. He never made the All-Star team with the Knicks, but he was a four-time All-Star in addition to being the rookie of the year in the 1961-62 season before he came to New York.

Bellamy is near the top of many lists for the Knicks, as he is the franchise’s record holder for rebounds per game with 13.3. He is also ninth in points per game with 18.9 and fifth in minutes per game at 37.0.

Bellamy was involved in a blockbuster trade the year before the Knicks won their first title, as he and Howard Komives were traded to the Detroit Pistons for Dave DeBusschere, which was a move that helped the Knicks win two titles. After a great career, Bellamy was elected into the Hall-of-Fame in 1993.

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