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{{short description|American basketball player (born 1951)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
 |name = Bob McAdoo
 |image = Mcadoo 1973.jpg
 |caption = McAdoo with the [[Buffalo Braves]] in 1973
 |height_ft = 6
 |height_in = 9
 |weight_lb = 210
 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|09|25}}
 |birth_place = [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], U.S.
 |high_school = [[Ben L. Smith High School|Ben L. Smith]]<br />(Greensboro, North Carolina)
 |college = * [[Vincennes Trailblazers men's basketball|Vincennes]] (1969–1971)
* [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] (1971–1972)
 |draft_year = 1972
 |draft_round = 1
 |draft_pick = 2
 |draft_team = [[Buffalo Braves]]
 |career_start = 1972
 |career_end = 1992
 |career_number = 11, 21
 |career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
 |coach_start = 1995
 |coach_end = 2014
 |years1 = {{nbay|1972|start}}–{{nbay|1976|start}}
 |team1 = [[Buffalo Braves]]
 |years2 = {{nbay|1976|start}}–{{nbay|1978|end}}
 |team2 = [[New York Knicks]]
 |years3 = {{nbay|1978|end}}
 |team3 = [[Boston Celtics]]
 |years4 = {{nbay|1979|start}}–{{nbay|1980|end}}
 |team4 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
 |years5 = {{nbay|1980|end}}
 |team5 = [[New Jersey Nets]]
 |years6 = {{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1984|end}}
 |team6 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
 |years7 = {{nbay|1985|end}}
 |team7 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
 |years8 = 1986–1990
 |team8 = [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Olimpia Milano]]
 |years9 = 1990–1992
 |team9 = [[Fulgor Libertas Forli|Filanto Forlì]]
 |years10 = 1992
 |team10 = [[Fabriano Basket|Teamsystem Fabriano]]
 |cyears1 = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}}
 |cteam1 = [[Miami Heat]] (assistant)
 |highlights = 
;As player:
* 2× [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1982}}, {{nbafy|1985}})
* [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] ({{nbay|1974|end}})
* 5× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1974}}–{{nasg|1978}})
* [[All-NBA First Team]] (1975)
* [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1973|end}})
* [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]] ({{nbay|1972|end}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie Team]] (1973)
* 3× [[NBA annual scoring champion|NBA scoring champion]] ({{nbay|1973|end}}–{{nbay|1975|end}})
* [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]]
* [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]] champion ([[1987 FIBA Club World Cup|1987]])
* 2× [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup|1987]], [[1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup|1988]])
* [[EuroLeague Final Four MVP]] (1988)
* [[50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors]] (2008)
* 2× [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] champion (1987, 1989)
* [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] winner (1987)
* Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1972 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1972]])
* First-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams|All-ACC]] (1972)
* [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] All American (1971)
;As assistant coach:
* 3× [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|2006}}, {{nbafy|2012}}, {{nbafy|2013}})
 |stats_league = NBA
 |stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
 |stat1value = 18,787 (22.1 ppg)
 |stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
 |stat2value = 8,048 (9.4 rpg)
 |stat3label = [[Block (basketball)|Blocks]]
 |stat3value = 1,147 (1.5 bpg)
 |HOF_player = bob-mcadoo
 |CBBASKHOF_year = 2006
 |team = [[Miami Heat]]
 |position = Community liaison
 |league = [[NBA]]
}}

'''Robert Allen McAdoo Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ae|k|ə|ˌ|d|u}} {{respell|MAK-ə-doo}}; born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player and coach. He played 14 seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), where he was a five-time [[NBA All-Star]] and named the [[NBA Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) in 1975. He won two [[NBA championships]] with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] during their [[Showtime (basketball)|Showtime]] era in the 1980s. In 2000, McAdoo was inducted into the [[List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame]]. He was named to the [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]] in 2021.

McAdoo played [[center (basketball)|center]] for the majority of his career. In his 21-season playing career, he spent 14 seasons in the NBA and his final seven in the [[Lega Basket Serie A]] in Italy. McAdoo is one of the few players who have won both NBA and the [[EuroLeague|FIBA European Champions Cup]] (EuroLeague) titles as a player.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stankovic|first1=Vladimir|title=Bob McAdoo, the NBA and European champ|url=http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2011-2012/vladimir-stankovic/i/93850/bob-mcadoo-the-nba-and-european-champ|access-date=May 28, 2015|work=euroleague.net|date=February 11, 2012}}</ref> He later won three more NBA titles in [[2006 NBA Finals|2006]], [[2012 NBA Finals|2012]] and [[2013 NBA Finals|2013]] as an assistant coach with the [[Miami Heat]].

==Early life==
McAdoo was raised in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. His mother, Vandalia, taught at his grade school, and his father, Robert, was a custodian at [[North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University|North Carolina A&T University]]. McAdoo attended [[Ben L. Smith High School]], where he not only participated in basketball and track, but was also in the marching band as a saxophone player.<ref name="nba.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/mcadoo_bio.html |title=NBA.com: Bob McAdoo Bio |work=nba.com}}</ref>

As a senior, he led Ben L. Smith to the state basketball semifinals, and was the [[high jump]] state champion in track, where he set a new state high jump record of 6 feet 7.75 inches, beating out future North Carolina teammate [[Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)|Bobby Jones]].<ref name="nba.com"/><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1976/03/08/559139/shoot-if-you-musti-must-says-mcadoo|title=SHOOT IF YOU MUST...I MUST, SAYS McADOO|first=Curry|last=Kirkpatrick|website=Vault}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Mens-Ind-Event-Champions-by-School-2024.pdf Men’s Individual Event Champions by school]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved October 30, 2025.</ref>

==College career==
Out of high school, McAdoo initially lacked the academic test scores required by the Division I schools, so he chose to enroll at [[Vincennes University]], then a [[junior college]], in [[Vincennes, Indiana]] from 1969 through 1971. Vincennes University won the [[NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] in 1970, with McAdoo scoring 27 points in the championship game. His roommate was teammate [[Foots Walker]].<ref name="auto"/> McAdoo was named a Junior College All-American as a sophomore in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/mbb1112_fact_book.pdf |publisher=[[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] |year=2012 |title=Basketball record book 2011-12 |page=61 |access-date=January 27, 2013 |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904020332/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/mbb1112_fact_book.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Bob McAdoo UNC.jpg|thumb|left|upright|McAdoo in his lone season at UNC]]
At Vincennes, McAdoo averaged 19.3 points and 10 rebounds in 1969–70 and 25.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in 1970–71.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173:bob-mcadoo&catid=45:1972-nba-draft&Itemid=342|title=Bob McAdoo|first1=Fine Line Websites & IT|last1=Consulting|first2=The Draft|last2=Review|website=The Draft Review|date=May 4, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="nba.com2">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/history/legends/profiles/bob-mcadoo|title=Legends profile: Bob McAdoo|website=NBA.com}}</ref>

McAdoo played for [[United States men's national basketball team|Team USA]] at the [[Basketball at the 1971 Pan American Games|1971 Pan American Games]], in the summer 1971, averaging 11.0 points per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usab.com:443/history/pan-am-mens/sixth-pan-american-games-1971.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506100556/http://www.usab.com/history/pan-am-mens/sixth-pan-american-games-1971.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2015|title=SIXTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES -- 1971|website= usab.com}}</ref>

"We didn't really recruit him," Coach [[Dean Smith]] of North Carolina said. "His mother called us to start it. She said all the other schools were recruiting him. Why weren't we?"<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/30/sports/college-basketball-smith-stands-by-junior-college-transfer-ban.html|title=College Basketball; Smith Stands By Junior-College Transfer Ban|work=The New York Times |date=March 30, 1991|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

McAdoo enrolled at the University of North Carolina in 1971, the only junior college player Dean Smith recruited in his career.<ref name="auto1"/> McAdoo, playing alongside Bobby Jones, led Smith's [[1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|1971–72 Tar Heels]] to a 26–5 record and the Final Four of the [[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament]]. McAdoo averaged 19.5 points and 10.1 rebounds. He was named first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]]. He also earned MVP honors at the [[Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament|ACC tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1972.html |title=1971-72 UNC Tar Heels Roster and Stats |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>

Citing family hardship, McAdoo sought and won early eligibility for the [[1972 NBA draft]] under the "hardship" clause that existed until 1977. McAdoo consulted with Coach Dean Smith, who encouraged him to go to the NBA.<ref name="nba.com2"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bob-mcadoo-1.html |title=Bob McAdoo College Stats |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>

McAdoo said, "When I left, a lot of people were very angry and upset. But Dean gave me his blessing. He told me, 'If they're going to offer you this kind of money, I think you should leave to help you and your family.' I had his blessing. My mother was totally against it," McAdoo added, "but my father and Dean Smith were the guys who got me to move."<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=https://www.greensboro.com/sports/accxtra/bob-mcadoo-s-trip-to-dean-smith-s-funeral-about/article_cb3d92ec-b261-11e4-98d5-ef3589148365.html |title=Bob McAdoo's trip to Dean Smith's funeral about loyalty, respect |author=Jeff Mills/News & Record |website=Greensboro News and Record (news-record.com)|date=February 11, 2015 }}</ref>

==Professional career==
[[File:Bob mcadoo braves.jpg|thumb|left|upright|McAdoo (11) playing for the [[Buffalo Braves]]]]

=== 1972 ABA and NBA drafts ===
McAdoo sought and won early eligibility in the [[1972 NBA draft]].

However, it was rumored that McAdoo had signed with the [[Virginia Squires]] of the rival [[American Basketball Association]] after a "secret" ABA draft in which names of those drafted were not made public. Even though no contract was produced and McAdoo denied it, NBA Commissioner [[J. Walter Kennedy|Walter Kennedy]] reportedly advised NBA teams not to draft McAdoo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buffalobraves.blogspot.com/2009/02/1972-73-season.html |title=Buffalo Braves History: 1972-73 Season |first=Budd |last=Bailey |date=February 26, 2009 |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501212058/http://buffalobraves.blogspot.com/2009/02/1972-73-season.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other reports were that a contract was signed and voided, because McAdoo was too young to have signed it and that Buffalo somehow knew this.<ref>Clubhouse Lawyer: Law in the World of Sports By Frederick J. Day pp. 50-51.</ref> Later, McAdoo was indeed noted as the No. 1 pick of the [[1972 ABA draft]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="u432">{{cite web | title=Squires Said to Make McAdoo Top 'Secret' A.B.A. Draft Pick | website=The New York Times | date=1972-03-03 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/03/archives/squires-said-to-make-mcadoo-top-secret-aba-draft-pick.html | access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://buffalonews.com/2016/11/06/mcadoo-and-jo-jo-meet-again/ |title=McAdoo and Jo Jo meet again |first=Milt |last=Northrop |date=November 6, 2016}}</ref>

=== Buffalo Braves (1972–1976) ===
Buffalo acted anyway, and McAdoo was selected with the No. 2 overall pick by the [[Buffalo Braves]], after rumors that contract talks between the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] and McAdoo did not come to fruition with the first pick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1985-06-19-8501240485-story.html|title=LARUE WHO?: NBA'S NO. 1 BLUNDER|first=IRA WINDERMAN, Staff|last=writer|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|date=June 19, 1985 }}</ref> [[LaRue Martin]] was selected by Portland.<ref name="nba.com"/> McAdoo signed with the Braves and quickly became one of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s premier players. He won the 1973 [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award]] and was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]]. He earned the first of three consecutive NBA scoring titles in only his second season.

McAdoo was frustrated with Buffalo's losing in his rookie season, saying, "Here I was sitting at Buffalo, we were on the way to losing 61 games and we didn't have any players. My wife could have outrun those people."<ref name="auto"/>

His second season (1973–74) remains the last time an NBA player has averaged both 30.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per game. McAdoo also led the NBA in field goal percentage in 1973–74, shooting 54.7 percent. That year he enjoyed his first of five [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star]] selections, and led Buffalo to its first playoffs appearance, though they would lose in the first round to [[Dave Cowens]] and the eventual-champion [[1973-74 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]].<ref>[https://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/member/bob-mcadoo/ Bob McAdoo Buffalo Braves NBA Star]</ref>

In [[1974–75 NBA season|1974–75]], he was awarded the [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award]], averaging [[List of National Basketball Association top individual scoring season averages|34.5 points]], 14.1 rebounds and 2.12 blocks per game, while shooting 51.2 percent from the field and 80.5 percent from the free throw line. He also led the league in fan voting for the 1975 All-Star Game with 98,325 votes.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_kgRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G4sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4154,415395 Jones, Attles to coach all-stars]. January 6, 1975</ref><ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20713FD3D5E147188DDAC0894D9405B858BF1D3 Frazier, Monroe on East 'Stars']. January 5, 1975.</ref> McAdoo is the youngest player to have had a 50-point/20-rebound game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-orleans-pelicans/post/_/id/83/anthony-davis-shows-full-breadth-of-skills-in-historic-performance|title=Anthony Davis shows full breadth of skills in historic performance|access-date=February 22, 2016|date=February 21, 2016|publisher=[[ESPN]]|author=Verrier, Justin}}</ref> That season, with McAdoo aided by strong play from [[Jim McMillian]] and [[Randy Smith (basketball)|Randy Smith]], the Braves would finish with an improved 49–33 record, though again they would lose in their first postseason matchup, this time a seven-game series loss to [[Elvin Hayes]], [[Wes Unseld]], and the [[Washington Bullets]]<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1975.html 1974-75 Buffalo Braves Roster and Stats]</ref>

During the [[1976 NBA Playoffs]], McAdoo and the Braves would finally advance out of the first round, beating the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] as McAdoo averaged 30.3 points, 18.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in 47.3 minutes per game.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1976-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-braves-vs-76ers.html 1976 NBA Eastern Conference First Round]</ref> However, in the following round the Braves would again be eliminated by the [[1975-76 Boston Celtics season|Celtics]], who would once again go on to win the finals.

The following season, on December 7, 1976, McAdoo grabbed a career-high 29 rebounds, while adding 42 points, in a 107–103 loss to the [[Indiana Pacers]].<ref>[https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/bob-mcadoo-career-high-rebounds Bob McAdoo Career High 29 Rebounds]</ref> Two days later, McAdoo was traded by the Buffalo Braves with [[Tom McMillen]] to the [[New York Knicks]] for [[John Gianelli]] and cash.<ref name="basketball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcadobo01.html|title=Bob McAdoo Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>

McAdoo's style was very modern for his time. Although a "big man" at {{convert|6|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}}, he had no problems taking shots from the perimeter, which, in his prime, made him a nearly unstoppable force on offense. In 334 games with Buffalo, McAdoo averaged 28.2 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.1 steals.<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

=== New York Knicks (1976–1979) ===
In 52 games with the Knicks in 1976–77, McAdoo averaged 26.7 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals under Hall of Fame Coach [[Red Holzman]], as the Knicks finished 40–42, missing the playoffs. Joining the Knicks, McAdoo played alongside future Hall of Fame teammates [[Walt Frazier]], [[Earl Monroe]], [[Spencer Haywood]], [[Bill Bradley]] and [[Phil Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1977.html|title=1976-77 New York Knicks Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>

In 1977–78, the Knicks, finished 43–39 under new Coach [[Willis Reed]], as McAdoo averaged 26.5 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.3 steals in 79 games. The Knicks defeated the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] 2–0 in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, before losing to the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] with [[Julius Erving]] 4–0 in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. McAdoo averaged 34.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the Cavaliers series and 18.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists 2.3 blocks and 1.5 steals in the 76ers series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1978.html|title=1977-78 New York Knicks Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1978-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-knicks-vs-cavaliers.html|title=1978 NBA Eastern Conference First Round - New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1978-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-knicks-vs-76ers.html|title=1978 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals - New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>

In 1978–79, the Knicks fired Willis Reed and rehired Red Holtzman mid-season. On January 23, 1979, McAdoo scored his most points scored as a Knick, with 45 in a 148–124 loss against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].<ref>[https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/bob-mcadoo-most-points-as-a-knick Bob McAdoo Most Points In A Game As A Knick]</ref> After 40 games with the Knicks, McAdoo was averaging 26.9 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists when he was traded. On February 12, 1979, McAdoo was traded by the Knicks to the [[Boston Celtics]] for [[Tom Barker (basketball)|Tom Barker]] and three first-round picks in the [[1979 NBA draft]]. In the draft, the Knicks selected [[Bill Cartwright]] with the third pick, [[Larry Demic]] with the ninth, and [[Sly Williams]] with the 21st.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1979.html|title=1978-79 New York Knicks Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

In 171 games with the Knicks, McAdoo averaged 26.7 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals.<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

=== Boston Celtics (1979) ===
In his tenure with Boston under player/Coach [[Dave Cowens]], Boston finished 29–53. McAdoo averaged 20.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, playing fewer minutes in a frontcourt with Cowens, [[Cedric Maxwell]], [[Marvin Barnes]] and [[Rick Robey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1979.html|title=1978-79 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>

After the season Boston fired Cowens as coach, replaced him with [[Bill Fitch]], and [[Larry Bird]] arrived from Indiana State.<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/><ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1980.html|title=1979-80 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>

On September 6, 1979, McAdoo was traded by the Celtics to the [[Detroit Pistons]] for a number one 1980 draft pick ([[Joe Barry Carroll]] was later selected) and a number 13 (1st round) 1980 draft pick ([[Rickey Brown]] was later selected). This exchange was arranged as compensation for Boston signing veteran free agent [[M.L. Carr]] on July 24, 1979. The number one pick Boston received was later traded to the [[Golden State Warriors]] who used it to select Carroll. In return, Boston received the #3 overall pick (used to select [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]]) and center [[Robert Parish]].<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/><ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2017/06/20/trading-the-no-1-pick-once-netted-the-celtics-two-hall-of-famers|title=Trading the No. 1 pick once netted the Celtics two Hall of Famers|date=June 20, 2017}}</ref>

=== Detroit Pistons (1979–1981) ===
In 1979–80, McAdoo joined a Pistons team that finished 16–66 under coaches [[Dick Vitale]] (4–8), who had encouraged the trade for McAdoo, and Vitale's replacement [[Richie Adubato]] (12–58). Playing alongside Hall of Famer [[Bob Lanier]], McAdoo averaged 21.1 points and 8.1 rebounds in 58 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/1980.html|title=1979-80 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pistonpowered.com/2018/02/02/star-studded-trades-detroit-pistons-history/2/|title=Star-studded trades in Detroit Pistons' history|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=April 1, 2019|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401042809/https://pistonpowered.com/2018/02/02/star-studded-trades-detroit-pistons-history/2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On February 19, 1981, McAdoo, who had been injured, claimed he was healthy and asked to be reinstated into the Pistons starting lineup. Coach [[Scotty Robertson]] denied his request, saying McAdoo had not practiced and was not in proper physical shape. McAdoo asked to be allowed to go home and was allowed to leave.  The next day Pistons general manager [[Jack McCloskey]] notified McAdoo to not return for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/03/12/Negotiations-between-pro-basketballer-Bob-McAdoos-agent-and-the/2458353221200/|title=Negotiations between pro basketballer Bob McAdoo's agent and the...|website=UPI}}</ref> On March 11, 1981, McAdoo was waived by the Pistons after playing in only six games with the team in 1980–81, as Detroit finished 21–61. He would be the last Piston to wear #11 before the arrival of [[Isiah Thomas]].<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

=== New Jersey Nets (1981) ===
On March 13, 1981, McAdoo signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets. He played ten games with the Nets, averaging 15 minutes per contest as the Nets finished 24–58.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1981.html|title=1980-81 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>

=== Los Angeles Lakers (1981–1985) ===
On December 24, 1981, McAdoo was traded by the New Jersey Nets to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] for a 1983 2nd round draft pick ([[Kevin Williams (basketball)|Kevin Williams]] was later selected). McAdoo had not played for the Nets in the 1981–82 season and [[Mitch Kupchak]] had become injured for the Lakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/lakers/player/bob-mcadoo/|title=Bob McAdoo - All Things Lakers - Los Angeles Times|website=projects.latimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lakersnation.com/throwback-thursday-lakers-acquire-bob-mcadoo-in-1981/2013/10/10/|title=Throwback Thursday: Lakers Acquire Bob McAdoo In 1981|first=Corey|last=Hansford|date=October 10, 2013}}</ref>

"As the 1981–82 season began, I was in the middle of a contract dispute with the New Jersey Nets. However, I couldn't even play since I was still recovering from off-season surgery to have bone spurs removed from my foot. There were times, standing around on crutches for months, when I thought my career was over." McAdoo reflected, "But I got a call from the Lakers on Christmas Eve. They had just lost a key player, Mitch Kupchak, who blew out his knee. In the short term, they were hoping I could fill his void coming off the bench. In the long term, I think they were hoping I could help the team get headed in the right direction."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amicohoops.net/the-game-ill-never-forget-by-bob-mcadoo/|title=The game I'll never forget. By Bob McAdoo.|first=Bob|last=McAdoo|date=October 28, 2016}}</ref>

McAdoo had a memorable end to his NBA career, winning two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1982 and 1985 as a key [[reserve (sport)|reserve]] on the [[Showtime (basketball)|Showtime-era]] teams with Hall of Famers [[Magic Johnson]], [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] and [[James Worthy]].  The former MVP was silently frustrated with not starting behind players such as [[Jim Brewer (basketball)|Jim Brewer]], [[Mark Landsberger]], and [[Kurt Rambis]], but sacrificed to be part of championship teams.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stein |first=Marc |title=If Carmelo Anthony Wants to Win an N.B.A. Championship, He Has a Model in McAdoo |date=November 1, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/sports/basketball/carmelo-anthony-bob-mcadoo.html |access-date=November 2, 2018}}</ref>

"That championship is the one thing I don't have I'll do whatever I need to get it." McAdoo said in playing with the Lakers in 1982.<ref name="rocketswire.usatoday.com">{{cite web|url=https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2018/10/30/nba-mvp-bob-mcadoo-empathize-with-carmelo-anthony/|title=Stein: Former NBA MVP Bob McAdoo can empathize with Carmelo Anthony|date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>

In 1981–82, the Lakers won the 1982 NBA Championship, as [[Pat Riley]] had taken over coaching from [[Paul Westhead]]. Riley and McAdoo thus began a professional relationship that continued for decades. In 41 games with the Lakers, McAdoo averaged 9.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 18.2 minutes in the regular season. In the [[1982 NBA Finals]], McAdoo averaged 16.3 points in 27 minutes as the Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 4–2. In the entire playoffs, McAdoo averaged 16.7 points and 6.8 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1982.html|title=1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1982-nba-finals-lakers-vs-76ers.html|title=1982 NBA Finals - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

McAdoo re-signed with the Lakers for the 1982–83 season, declining a more lucrative offer from the Philadelphia 76ers in order to remain with the Lakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/10/15/The-Los-Angeles-Lakers-have-re-signed-Bob-McAdoo-the/3780403502400/|title=The Los Angeles Lakers have re-signed Bob McAdoo, the...|website=UPI}}</ref>

Averaging 15.0 points in 1982-1983 and 13.1 points in 1983–84 for the Lakers in the next two seasons, the team finished 58–24 and 54–28. McAdoo played with a severely injured hamstring in the 1983 playoffs. "If we could have had Mac (McAdoo) healthy, we might have had a shot," coach Riley said after the 1983 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Finals.<ref name="latimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-06-sp-4964-story.html|title=Riley Recalls the Bummer of '83 : Laker Coach Has Painful Memories of Final Series Sweep by 76ers|date=June 6, 1987|via=LA Times}}</ref>

McAdoo averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds as the Lakers lost 4–3 to the Boston Celtics in the 1984 NBA Finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1984-nba-finals-lakers-vs-celtics.html|title=1984 NBA Finals - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="latimes.com"/>

McAdoo helped the Lakers to another NBA Championship in 1984–85, defeating Boston 4–2 in the NBA Finals. McAdoo was the 6th man, averaging 8.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in the 1985 NBA Finals and 11.4 points in the entire playoffs.<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/> After the season, the Lakers did not re-sign McAdoo, instead offering a contract to veteran [[Maurice Lucas]] for the 6th man role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2009/07/06/remember-when-bob-mcadoo-left-the-lakers-i-do/|title=Remember when Bob McAdoo left the Lakers? I do|date=July 6, 2009}}</ref>

"It was a great opportunity for me to play with Kareem and Magic," McAdoo said of his tenure with the Lakers. "For the first time in my career, I had a chance to win a championship. But I had no thoughts at all in my mind about coming off the bench. It just happened. To me it was a wrap I would start. They didn't have anyone who could stick with me at that position, but I dealt with it because I had never been on a championship team. And I've never been one to cause disruption or anything like that."<ref name="rocketswire.usatoday.com"/>

=== Philadelphia 76ers (1986) ===
On January 31, 1986, McAdoo signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

He finished his NBA career with 29 games for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in the 1985–86 season, averaging 10.1 points alongside [[Julius Erving]], [[Moses Malone]] and [[Charles Barkley]]. McAdoo averaged 10.8 points in the 76ers two playoff series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1986.html|title=1985-86 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="basketball-reference.com"/> In the final game of his NBA career, McAdoo scored 7 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 12 minutes of playing time, during a 113-112 Game 7 semifinals loss to the [[1985-86 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee Bucks]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198605110MIL.html 1986 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 7]</ref>

=== NBA career totals ===
In his NBA career, McAdoo scored 18,787 career points. He averaged 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steals in 852 games. He played for the Buffalo Braves (1972–1976), New York Knicks (1976–1979), Boston Celtics (1979), Detroit Pistons (1979–1980), New Jersey Nets (1980–1981), Los Angeles Lakers (1981–1985) and Philadelphia 76ers (1986).<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

=== Italian League (1987–1992) ===
After his [[NBA]] career ended, McAdoo played in Italy, first playing with [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Olimpia Milano]], as one of the best American players ever seen in Europe, and the [[Euroleague|FIBA European Champions Cup]] (now known as the [[EuroLeague]]). McAdoo played with Olimpia Milano from the 1986–87 season, to the 1989–90 season. He led the club to two straight FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles, in the [[1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup|1986–87]] and [[1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup|1987–88]] seasons, being named the [[EuroLeague Final Four MVP]] in [[1988 EuroLeague Final Four|1988]]. With the same club, he also won the [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]] ([[1987 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1987]]), two [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] championships (1987, 1989), and the [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] (1987).

Later, he played with the Italian clubs [[Fulgor Libertas Forli|Filanto Forlì]] (1990–92) and [[Fabriano Basket|Teamsystem Fabriano]] (1992), before retiring from playing professional basketball, in 1992, at age 41.<ref>[https://www.nba.com/history/legends/profiles/bob-mcadoo Legends profile: Bob McAdoo.]</ref> In his last season, he retired after playing in just 2 games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.legabasket.it/player/pbd.phtml?ply=MCA-BOB&from=1980&team=700&type2=t&name_search=Mc%20Adoo |title=Bob Mc Adoo 19867/1987 1992/1993 . |access-date=May 20, 2019 |language=it |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218195159/http://web.legabasket.it/player/pbd.phtml?ply=MCA-BOB&from=1980&team=700&type2=t&name_search=Mc%20Adoo |url-status=dead }}</ref> In seven seasons in the Italian League, McAdoo played in 201 games, and averaged 27.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.legabasket.it/player/pbd.phtml?ply=MCA-BOB&from=1980&team=700&type2=t&name_search=Mc%20Adoo |title=Bob Mc Adoo Naz. di Nascita: USA . |access-date=May 20, 2019 |language=it |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218195159/http://web.legabasket.it/player/pbd.phtml?ply=MCA-BOB&from=1980&team=700&type2=t&name_search=Mc%20Adoo |url-status=dead }}</ref> In three seasons in the EuroLeague, all as a member of Olimpia Milano, he averaged 25.8 points per game overall, averaging 21.8 points per game in 1986–87, 29.1 points per game in 1987–88, and 25.5 points per game in [[1989–90 FIBA European Champions Cup|1989–90]].

==Coaching/scouting career==
Beginning in 1995, McAdoo worked 25 years for the [[Miami Heat]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Directory: Bob McAdoo|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/contact/directorymcadoohtml|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Miami Heat|language=en}}</ref> He was an [[List of Miami Heat head coaches|assistant coach]] for 19 seasons under Pat Riley (1995–2003, 2005–2008), [[Stan Van Gundy]] (2003–2005) and [[Erik Spoelstra]] (2008–2013), winning three NBA championships. He has since worked the last five seasons as a scout and community liaison for Miami.<ref name="nba.com3">{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/contact/directorymcadoohtml|title=Directory: Bob McAdoo|website=Miami Heat}}</ref>

McAdoo came to the Heat organization when Pat Riley, who had been his coach for two championship seasons with the Lakers in the 1980s, left the New York Knicks to become the Heat's head coach and GM in 1995. Riley quickly reached out to McAdoo to join his coaching staff.<ref name="nba.com1">{{cite web|url = http://www.nba.com/coachfile/bob_mcadoo/|title = NBA.com Bob McAdoo|work = nba.com|access-date = December 6, 2005|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110622072656/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/bob_mcadoo/|archive-date = June 22, 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Bob McAdoo in 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|McAdoo in 2009]]
McAdoo divorced his first wife, Brenda, and they had two children: son Robert III, who lives in Florida, and daughter Rita, who lives in New Jersey. His second wife, Charlina, died of cancer in 1991, at age 34.<ref name="auto2"/> They had two children together - sons Ross who lives in Alaska, and Russell who lives in New Jersey.<ref name="nba.com1"/><ref name="nba.com3"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/football/palm/fl-ac-tennis-palm-girl-poy-0606.doc-20120523,0,2626294.story|title=Rasheeda McAdoo: All County girls tennis POY|author=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|date=June 4, 2012|work=Sun-Sentinel.com}}</ref><ref name="ramblinwreck.com">{{cite web|url=https://ramblinwreck.com/mcadoo-renaud-open-ncaa-singles-play/|title=McAdoo, Renaud Open NCAA Singles Play|date=May 24, 2017|website=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets}}</ref>

McAdoo and his third wife, Patrizia, whom he met while playing professionally in Italy, live in [[Boca Raton, Florida]]. They have two children. Their daughter [[Rasheeda McAdoo|Rasheeda]] graduated from [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] where she played on the tennis team and qualified for the [[NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship|2017 NCAA Singles Championship]]. She plays professional tennis on the WTA tour.<ref name="ramblinwreck.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100137108 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915055912/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100137108 |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Player Profile - MCADOO, Rasheeda (USA)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisexplorer.com/player/mcadoo/|title=Rasheeda Mcadoo - Tennis Explorer|website=www.tennisexplorer.com}}</ref> Their son Ryan played basketball at the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=14814|title=Ryan McAdoo - Men's Basketball|website=University of North Carolina Athletics}}</ref>
He is currently part of the basketball operations staff of the [[Sioux Falls Skyforce]], an NBA G League affiliate of the [[Miami Heat]].

In 2010, McAdoo took part in the [[Basketball Without Borders]] program in [[Singapore]], which uses sport to create a positive social change in areas of education, health and wellness. He also participated in the program in [[Beijing]] in 2009 and the NBA Legends Tour to [[South Africa]] in 1993, a goodwill mission to promote the NBA. McAdoo was also the basketball technical adviser for the 1993 feature film, "[[The Air Up There]]", starring [[Kevin Bacon]].<ref name="nba.com1"/>

In 2012, McAdoo was treated for a blood clot in his leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7671249|title=Heat's McAdoo being treated for leg blood clot|date=March 11, 2012|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

McAdoo's second cousin, Ronnie McAdoo, is the father of [[James Michael McAdoo]], who also played for the Tar Heels basketball team and turned pro in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205497513 |title=James Michael McAdoo Bio |work=GoHeels.com |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, former [[NFL]] player [[Ephraim Salaam]] revealed that he is a nephew of McAdoo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espnradio/grantland/player?id=8876959 |title=The Trenches, 1/24/13 - ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=2013-01-24 |access-date=2013-11-01}}</ref>

==Honors==
* In 1993, McAdoo was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncshof.org/page/show/3215263-bob-mcadoo-1993|title=Bob McAdoo|website=North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* McAdoo was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/member/bob-mcadoo/|title=Bob McAdoo – Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame|date=July 31, 2012 }}</ref> McAdoo still holds the Braves/Clippers record for most minutes played per game (40.1), field goals made per game (11.1), and field goal attempts per game (22.1).
* McAdoo was enshrined in the [[List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2000.
* In 2006, McAdoo was inducted into the [[College Basketball Hall of Fame]].
* In 2008, he was named to the [[50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/robert-a-mcadoo|title=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame – Hall of Famers|work=hoophall.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016010234/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/robert-a-mcadoo|archive-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref>
* McAdoo was inducted into the [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Olimpia Milano]] Hall of Fame, in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.olimpiamilano.com/en/hall-of-fame-29-bob-mcadoo-2/|title = Hall of Fame 29: Bob McAdoo| date=August 12, 2013 }}</ref>
* In 2016, the gymnasium at Ben L. Smith High School (Guilford County School District) was named after McAdoo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcsnc.com/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=104983&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=84912&PageID=54149|title=Smith High Gym Named for NBA Star Robert "Bob" McAdoo|website=www.gcsnc.com}}</ref>
* In 2019, McAdoo was honored, along with seven others, by the University of North Carolina on a banner displaying UNC alumni who had been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/heat/news/NBA_Hall_Of_Famer_Bob_McAdoo_T-299828-36.html|title=NBA Hall Of Famer Bob McAdoo To Be Honored At North Carolina|website=Miami Heat}}</ref>
* McAdoo is a member of the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greensborosports.org/guilford-county-sports-hall-fame/bob-mcadoo|title=Bob McAdoo - Greensboro Sports Commission|website=www.greensborosports.org|access-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204122329/https://www.greensborosports.org/guilford-county-sports-hall-fame/bob-mcadoo|archive-date=February 4, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 2021, McAdoo was elected to the [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]].
* In September 2025, he received the Key of the City of Greensboro, and  Benbow Park's basketball court was named in his honor.

== NBA career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}

=== Regular season ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1972}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1972–73 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
| 80 || {{sort|-|—}} || 32.0 || .452 || {{sort|-|—}} || .774 || 9.1 || 1.7 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || 18.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1973}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1973–74 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
| 74 || {{sort|-|—}} || 43.0 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| '''.547*''' || {{sort|-|—}} || .793 || '''15.1''' || 2.3 || 1.2 || '''3.3''' ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 30.6*
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1974}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1974–75 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
| '''82''' || {{sort|-|—}} || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''43.2*''' || .512 || {{sort|-|—}} || .805 || 14.1 || 2.2 || 1.1 || 2.1 ||style="background:#cfecec;"| '''34.5*'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1975}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1975–76 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
| 78 || {{sort|-|—}} ||style="background:#cfecec;"| 42.7* || .487 || {{sort|-|—}} || .762 || 12.4 || '''4.0''' || 1.2 || 2.1 || style="background:#cfecec;"|31.1*
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1976}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1976–77 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
| 20 || {{sort|-|—}} || 38.4 || .455 || {{sort|-|—}} || .696 || 13.2 || 3.3 || 0.8 || 1.7 || 23.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1976}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1976–77 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 52 || {{sort|-|—}} || 39.1 || .534 || {{sort|-|—}} || .757 || 12.7 || 2.7 || 1.2 || 1.3 || 26.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1977}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1977–78 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 79 || {{sort|-|—}} || 40.3 || .520 || {{sort|-|—}} || .727 || 12.8 || 3.8 || 1.3 || 1.6 || 26.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1978}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1978–79 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 40 || {{sort|-|—}} || 39.9 || .541 || {{sort|-|—}} || .651 || 9.5 || 3.2 || '''1.6''' || 1.2 || 26.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1978}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1978–79 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 20 || {{sort|-|—}} || 31.9 || .500 || {{sort|-|—}} || .670 || 7.1 || 2.0 || 0.6 || 1.0 || 20.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1979}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1979–80 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 58 || {{sort|-|—}} || 36.2 || .480 || '''.125''' || .730 || 8.1 || 3.4 || 1.3 || 1.1 || 21.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1980}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1980–81 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 6 || {{sort|-|—}} || 28.0 || .366 || {{sort|-|—}} || .600 || 6.8 || 3.3 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1980}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1980–81 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
| 10 || {{sort|-|—}} || 15.3 || .507 || .000 || '''.810''' || 2.6 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| {{Nbay|1981}}†
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 41 || 0 || 18.2 || .458 || .000 || .714 || 3.9 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.9 || 9.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1982}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1982–83 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 47 || 1 || 21.7 || .520 || .000 || .730 || 5.3 || 0.8 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 15.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1983}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 70 || 0 || 20.8 || .471 || .000 || .803 || 4.1 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| {{Nbay|1984}}†
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 66 || 0 || 19.0 || .520 || .000 || .753 || 4.5 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|1985}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1985–86 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 29 || 0 || 21.0 || .462 || {{sort|-|—}} || .765 || 3.6 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 0.6 || 10.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 852 || ? || 33.2 || .503 || .081 || .754 || 9.4 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 1.5 || 22.1

|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| All-Star
| 5 || 3 || 25.2 || .578 || {{sort|-|—}} || .737 || 6.0 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 17.6
{{S-end}}

=== Playoffs ===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1974 NBA Playoffs|1974]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1973–74 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
|6||{{sort|-|—}}||45.2||.478||{{sort|-|—}}||.809||13.7||1.5||1.0||2.2||31.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1975 NBA Playoffs|1975]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1974–75 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
|7||{{sort|-|—}}||style="background:#cfecec;"|'''46.7*'''||.481||{{sort|-|—}}||.740||13.4||1.4||0.9||'''2.7'''||style="background:#cfecec;"|'''37.4*'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1976 NBA Playoffs|1976]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1975–76 Buffalo Braves season|Buffalo]]
|9||{{sort|-|—}}||style="background:#cfecec;"|45.1*||.451||{{sort|-|—}}||.707||'''14.2'''||3.2||0.8||2.0||28.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1978 NBA Playoffs|1978]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1977–78 New York Knicks season|New York]]
|6||{{sort|-|—}}||39.7||.484||{{sort|-|—}}||.600||9.7||'''3.8'''||1.2||2.0||23.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1982 NBA Playoffs|1982]]†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|14||{{sort|-|—}}||27.7||'''.564'''||{{sort|-|—}}||.681||6.8||1.6||0.7||1.5||16.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1983 NBA Playoffs|1983]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1982–83 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|8||{{sort|-|—}}||20.8||.440||.333||.786||5.8||0.6||'''1.4'''||1.3||10.9
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1984 NBA Playoffs|1984]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|'''20'''||{{sort|-|—}}||22.4||.516||.000||.704||5.4||0.6||0.6||1.4||14.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1985 NBA Playoffs|1985]]†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|19||0||20.9||.472||.000||.745||4.5||0.8||0.5||1.4||11.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1986 NBA Playoffs|1986]]
|style="text-align:left;"|[[1985–86 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|5||0||14.6||.556||{{sort|-|—}}||'''.875'''||2.8||0.4||0.8||1.0||10.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 94 || 0 || 28.9 || .491 || .250 || .724 || 7.6 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 1.6 || 18.3
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==See also==
{{Portal|Basketball|Biography|Sports}}
* [[List of NBA annual scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA annual minutes leaders]]
* [[List of NBA single-game playoff scoring leaders]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bob McAdoo}}
* {{basketballstats|nba_historical=bob_mcadoo|bbr=m/mcadobo01}}
* [http://www.nba.com/history/players/mcadoo_bio.html Bob McAdoo] at nba.com <small>(Player)</small>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110622072656/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/bob_mcadoo/ Bob McAdoo] at nba.com <small>(Coach)</small>
* [http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=MCA-BOB Bob McAdoo] at legabasket.it {{in lang|it}}
* [http://www.olimpiamilano.com/en/hall-of-fame-29-bob-mcadoo-2/ Bob McAdoo] at olimpiamilano.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213013034/http://stores.sunbearpress.com/buffalo-home-of-the-braves/ Buffalo Braves team history book - "Buffalo, Home of the Braves"]

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