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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Suns legend Dick Van Arsdale, the “
Original Sun” and a member of our Ring of Honor.
The first selection in the expansion draft to build the Suns roster and the
scorer of the first points in team history, Van Arsdale was a cornerstone of
the Suns organization. He earned three All-Star selections, was a member of
the team’s first trip to the NBA Finals in 1976 and retired as the franchise
’s all-time leading scorer in 1977. Beloved throughout the Suns organization
and fanbase, Van Arsdale held several positions with the team, including
broadcaster and front office executive, following his 12-year NBA career.
Our thoughts are with his friends and family, including his twin brother and
Suns teammate, Tom, during this difficult time.
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太陽傳奇球星Dick Van Arsdale在前天因為腎衰竭過世，享壽81歲
Van Arsdale是太陽隊在1968年擴編選秀中選入的第一位球員
不僅拿下隊史第一分，也是太陽隊第一代明星球員
不同於另一位在不久後就離開球隊，回到湖人的球星Gail Goodrich
Van Arsdale剩餘的球員生涯都待在太陽，因此得到了"最初的太陽人"的美稱
生涯在太陽共入選3次明星賽及1屆年度防守陣容
並在1976年作為太陽隊的一員，進軍NBA總決賽
可惜以2-4不敵由Jo Jo White及Dave Cowens帶領的塞爾提克
隔年以太陽隊史得分王的身分結束球員生涯，他的5號球衣也被太陽退休
引退後，曾擔任太陽的總管、資深副總裁、代理總教練，以及太陽賽事的評論員
他的雙胞胎兄弟Tom Van Arsdale也是一名NBA球員，曾在皇家隊入選3次明星賽
兩人在生涯最後一個賽季，一同為太陽隊效力
比較為人所知的事蹟是生涯929場例行賽出賽，從未打過季後賽
遙遙領先第二名247場
大概是這樣，願Dick Van Arsdale早日安息
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