again in a seven game series. On August 24, 1953, he was traded by the Knicks with Jim Luisi and Roy Belliveau to the Baltimore Bullets for Jim Baechtold. On November 25, 1953, he was traded by the Bullets to the Milwaukee Hawks for Bob Houbregs. On December 21, 1953, he was traded by the Hawks to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Chuck Share. In 1956 he ended his career as the league's third-leading scorer of all-time, behind George Mikan and Joe Fulks. In addition to his 1946–47 first-team All-NBA honors, Zaslofsky was named to the All-NBA first team in 1947–48, 1948–49, and 1949–50. He also played in the 1952 NBA All-Star Game. He later coached for two seasons in the American Basketball Association with the New Jersey Americans/New York Nets. He went 53-103 in two seasons with the club before resigning in March 1969. Zaslofsky was nominated for the NBA 25th Anniversary Team in 1971. He is one of only two members nominated to the team that are not elected in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Personal life Zaslofsky is a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. Zaslofsky died in 1985 at age 59 due to complications from leukemia. He was survived by his wife, Elaine, two daughters, a son, and two grandchildren. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs See also List of select Jewish basketball players List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders References External links BasketballReference.com: Max Zaslofsky (as coach) BasketballReference.com: Max Zaslofsky (as player) 1925 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American Jews American men's basketball players Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players Basketball players from New York City Chicago Stags players Deaths from leukemia Fort Wayne Pistons players Jewish American sportspeople Jewish men's basketball players Milwaukee Hawks players National Basketball Association All-Stars New Jersey Americans head coaches New York Knicks players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Brooklyn St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn) alumni