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Wayne Yates
Wayne Yates
Center
at
Los Angeles Lakers
Age
88
Nationality
USA
Height
203 cm (6'8")
Weight
107 kg
Born
Nov 7, 1937
College
Memphis
Draft
1961
Round
1
· Pick
5
from Memphis
Born on November 7
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1936 · Golden State Warriors
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1942 · Los Angeles Lakers
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1959 · Sacramento Kings
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1962 · Miami Heat
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1963 · Indiana Pacers
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1985 · Cleveland Cavaliers
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1988 · Olimpia Milano
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1990
