Editing Nate Thurmond (section)

=== Chicago Bulls ===
A 33-year-old Thurmond was acquired by the [[Chicago Bulls]] in exchange for [[Clifford Ray]] and $100,000 prior to the [[1974–75 NBA season|1974–75 season]] on September 3, 1974. The Bulls had felt a need for one starting center rather than continue with a three-man rotation of Ray, [[Tom Boerwinkle]] and [[Dennis Awtrey]]. The Warriors added more fiscal stability when completing the deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19740904&id=8yArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V4kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=643,680968&hl=en |via=Google News |title=Chicago Acquires Nate Thurmond; For Clifford Ray and Cash|work=Schenectady Gazette|date=September 4, 1974|access-date=July 18, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519024516/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19740904&id=8yArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V4kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=643,680968&hl=en |archive-date= May 19, 2024 }}</ref> On October 18, 1974, against the [[Atlanta Hawks]], in his debut as a Bull, he recorded 22 [[point (basketball)|points]], 14 rebounds, 13 [[assist (basketball)|assists]] and 12 [[block (basketball)|blocked shots]], becoming the first player in NBA history to officially record a [[quadruple-double]]<ref name=bio/> (blocked shots were not counted before {{nbay|1973}}).<ref name=LZ>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=granderson/090311|title=Will the NBA ever produce another quadruple-double?|last=Granderson|first=LZ|work=ESPN Page 2|date=March 11, 2009|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref>