Two former Flyers win NBA championship with Lakers

Kostas Antetokounmpo, a 6-foot-10 forward who spent two years at the University of Dayton and one season on the court, was on the Lakers roster throughout the playoffs but was inactive. He appeared in five regular-season games in the 2019-20 season, including two in the Orlando bubble.

Teams were allowed to take 17 players to Orlando. Antetokounmpo was one of two two-players on the Lakers' roster. He signed a two-way contract with the Lakers in July 2019.

Ed Streit took a job with the Lakers as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in August of 2019. He spent the 2018-19 season as the head strength coach with the Flyers.

Antetokounmpo redshirted in the 2016-17 season, Archie Miller’s final season as head coach, and debuted in the 2017-18 season, Anthony Grant’s first. He averaged 5.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game. He led the team with 31 blocks. He appeared in 29 of 32 games and started six games.

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A 28-year drought ended for Dayton when the Dallas Mavericks selected Antetokounmpo with the 30th and last pick of the second round in the NBA Draft in 2018. He was the 60th player chosen overall.

Antetokounmpo made his NBA debut with Dallas in March 2019 and appeared in two games that season. He was the 22nd former Flyer to play in the NBA.

Here’s the list of Flyers who have played in the NBA: Antetokounmpo (2019); Bucky Bockhorn (1958-65); Roger Brown (1967-75); Cooke (2017-18) Johnny Davis (1976-86); Henry Finkel (1966-75); Chuck Grigsby (1954-55); Chris Harris (1955-56); Bobby Joe Hooper (1968-69); John Horan (1955-56); Chris Johnson (2012-16); Negele Knight (1990-99); Don May (1968-75); Don Meineke (1952-57); Jim Palmer (1958-61); Jim Paxson Jr. (1979-90); Jim Paxson Sr. (1956-58); Brian Roberts (2012-17); Jordan Sibert (2019); Donald Smith (1974-75); Sedric Toney (1985-90); Chris Wright (2011-14).