Abdul Jabbar. Nater and Scott helped lead the Lakers to the NBA Finals that year, but the next season the team did not offer him a guaranteed contract. Nater played for Australian Udine in the Italian League, where he was the best paid player and led the league in rebounding even though the team ended up being relegated. The next season, he initially accepted an offer from Barcelona in the Spanish League, but ultimately he changed his mind and decided to retire. Career statistics ABA Regular season |- | align="left" | 1973–74 | align="left" | Virginia | 17 || - || 22.0 || .556 || .000 || .630 || 9.1 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 0.9 || 12.6 |- | align="left" | 1973–74 | align="left" | San Antonio | 62 || - || 32.3 || .551 || .000 || .740 || 13.6 || 1.8 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 14.5 |- | align="left" | 1974–75 | align="left" | San Antonio | 78 || - || 34.8 || .542 || .000 || .752 || style="background:#cfecec;" | 16.4* || 1.2 || 0.6 || 1.1 || 15.1 |- | align="left" | 1975–76 | align="left" | New York | 43 || - || 23.6 || .485 || .000 || .718 || 10.3 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 8.7 |- | align="left" | 1975–76 | align="left" | Virginia | 33 || - || 23.5 || .498 || .000 || .675 || 9.8 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.8 || 11.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 233 || - || 29.5 || .532 || .000 || .722 || 13.1 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 0.9 || 13.0 |} Playoffs |- | align="left" | 1973–74 | align="left" | San Antonio | 7 || - || 30.1 || .553 || .000 || .714 || 11.7 || 2.1 || 0.4 || 0.7 || 14.9 |- | align="left" | 1974–75 | align="left" | San Antonio | 6 || - || 39.0 || .476 || .000 || .429 || 16.5 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 1.0 || 14.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 13 || - || 25.0 || .475 || .244 || .846 || 3.5 || 2.4 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 13.6 |} NBA Regular season |- | align="left" | 1976–77 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 72 || - || 27.2 || .528 || - || .754 || 12.0 || 1.5 || 0.8