Paul Silas ✝

Paul Theron Silas (born July 12, 1943) is an American retired professional basketball player and former NBA head coach.\n', ' He is the father of current NBA assistant coach Stephen Silas.\n', ' Born in Prescott, Arkansas, Silas attended Creighton University, where he set an NCAA record for the most rebounds in three seasons and averaged 20.6 rebounds per game in 1963. In the NBA, Silas collected more than 10,000 points and 10,000 rebounds during his sixteen-year career, played in two All-Star games, and won three championship rings (two with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976, and one with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979). He was named to the All-NBA Defensive First Team twice, and to the All-NBA Defensive Second Team three times.\n', '