Buffalo News: Former Buffalo Brave Randy Smith Dies Unexpectedly At 60

NBA trading cards for Randy Smith, Guard for the Buffalo Braves 1970-1978
Immensely popular player. Yes, there was NBA basketball in Buffalo, New York. Unfortunately, aside from a few early exit playoff seasons, and an MVP in future-great Bob McAdoo in ‘75, they began a tradition of haplessness that lives on in their current incarnation, the L.A. Clippers.