for veteran forward Bailey Howell. Kauffman never played for Philadelphia. In 1970–1971, playing for the Buffalo Braves, Kauffman became an All-Star, averaging 20.4 points and 10.7 rebounds for the 22-60 Braves under Coach Dolph Schayes. He was a reserve for the first six games of the season, scoring 26 points total, before being inserted into the starting lineup. The Braves struggled in 1971–1972, again finishing 22-60, but Kauffman was an All-Star for the second time, averaging 18.9 points and 10.2 rebounds. Kauffman had 44 points against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Milwaukee Bucks on November 13, 1971. Under new Coach Jack Ramsay, Kauffman was an All-Star again in 1972–1973, averaging 17.5 points and 11.1 rebounds for the 21-61 Braves. In 1973–1974, the Braves improved to 42-40, making the playoffs. Kauffman became a reserve, averaging 6.1 points and 4.4 rebounds in 17 minutes, on a roster that included Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo, Randy Smith, and Gar Heard. Atlanta Hawks (1974–1975) On May 20, 1974, Kauffman was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz from the Buffalo Braves in the NBA expansion draft. He was immediately traded by the Jazz in a landmark trade. He was traded with Dean Meminger, a 1974 first round draft pick (Mike Sojourner was later selected), a 1975 first round draft pick (David Thompson was later selected), a 1975 second round draft pick (Bill Willoughby was later selected), a 1976 second round draft pick (Alex English was later selected), and a 1980 third round draft pick (Jonathan Moore was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for Pete Maravich. With chronic groin and hip problems limiting his play, Kauffman played the final season of his career with the 1974–1975 Hawks. He averaged 3.9 points and 2.5 points in 73 games for the 31-51 Hawks, under Coach Cotton Fitzsimmons. Career totals Kauffman played seven seasons in the NBA as a member of the Sonics, Chicago Bulls, Buffalo Braves, and Atlanta Hawks. A three-time All-Star (1971, 1972, and 1973), Kauffman averaged 11.5 points and 7.0 rebounds for his career. He had his statistically strongest season in 1970–71, when he averaged 20.4 points and 10.7 rebounds for the Braves. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Seattle | 82 || – || 20.2 || 442 || – || .702 || 5.9 || 1.0 || – || – || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 64 || – || 12.1