Paul R. Neumann (born January 30, 1938) is an American retired

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player who played in the

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(NBA).

Early career

A guard, Neumann attended

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and played college basketball for

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NBA career

He was selected in the 4th round of the 1959 NBA draft by the

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. He played two seasons with the Nationals, and remained with the team as it moved to

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and was renamed the

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. In 1965, he was traded at mid-season along with

Connie Dierking Conrad William Dierking (October 2, 1936 – December 29, 2013) was an American professional basketball player from 1958 to 1971. Early life Connie Dierking was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up on Long Island, where he starred in basketbal ...

and

Lee Shaffer Lee Philip Shaffer II (born February 23, 1939) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward born in Chicago, Shaffer starred at the University of North Carolina, where he was the ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year ...

to the

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for

Wilt Chamberlain Wilton Norman Chamberlain (; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player who played as a Center (basketball), center. Standing at tall, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 yea ...

, a trade that is frequently cited as an example of a star player (in this case, Chamberlain) being traded for far less than he is worth. He played two more full seasons with the Warriors before retiring in 1967.

References

External links

Career statistics from Basketball-Reference.com
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