Mel Grant Counts (born October 16, 1941) is an American retired basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1976. An excellent outside shooter for a 7 footer, he was on the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He played in college for Oregon State University and was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1964 NBA draft. The Celtics won the NBA Championship in 1965 and 1966 with Counts on the team as Bill Russell's backup, but he was traded for the 1967 season to the Baltimore Bullets. Halfway through that season he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, who made it to the playoffs that year.
1964–1966 Boston Celtics
1966–1967 Baltimore Bullets
1967–1970 Los Angeles Lakers
1970–1972 Phoenix Suns
1972 Philadelphia 76ers
1972–1974 Los Angeles Lakers
1974–1976 New Orleans Jazz
2× NBA champion (1965, 1966)
Sent him 2 cards on 17 Aug and got them back signed on 2 Sep.
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Re: Mel Counts Basekeetball
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Would you have a scan of the picture and envelope you received please?
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