Greg Ballard, who played 11 NBA seasons and helped the Washington Bullets win the league title in his rookie season, died Wednesday from prostate cancer. He was 61.
Ballard, a small forward who was the No. 4 overall pick out of Oregon in the 1977 draft, played in the NBA from 1977 to 1988. He played eight seasons with the Bullets and two with the Golden State Warriors.
He averaged 12.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in his career. He won a championship with the Bullets in 1978.