which players won the nba title in first playoff appearance since 1970

Dick Barnett won a championship in 1969-70.

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Which players won the NBA title in a season in first playoff appearance since 1970?
NAMEChampsSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dick Barnett
D. Barnett
1
1969-70
19
37.6
16.9
2.1
3.4
6.9
14.7
46.8
3.1
4.0
77.6
51.2
714
321
39
64
64
2Nate Bowman
N. Bowman
1
1969-70
18
7.1
2.4
2.4
0.3
1.0
2.6
38.3
0.4
0.6
70.0
41.8
128
43
44
6
34
3Bill Bradley
B. Bradley
1
1969-70
19
32.4
12.4
3.8
3.2
5.3
12.3
42.9
1.8
2.3
81.4
46.6
616
235
72
60
59
4Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
1
1969-70
19
36.9
16.1
11.6
2.4
6.8
16.3
42.1
2.4
3.6
66.2
45.0
701
305
220
46
63
5Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
1
1969-70
19
43.9
16.0
7.8
8.2
6.2
13.0
47.8
3.6
4.7
76.4
53.1
834
304
149
156
53
6Bill Hosket
B. Hosket
1
1969-70
5
5.8
2.2
1.0
0.4
0.8
2.0
40.0
0.6
0.8
75.0
46.8
29
11
5
2
6
7Don May
D. May
1
1969-70
2
3.5
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
0.0
0.0
66.7
7
4
0
0
2
8Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1969-70
18
40.7
23.7
13.8
2.8
9.9
21.0
47.1
3.9
5.3
73.7
50.7
732
426
248
51
60
9Mike Riordan
M. Riordan
1
1969-70
19
15.6
6.9
2.4
1.4
2.8
5.7
48.6
1.3
1.8
71.4
52.7
296
131
46
27
33
10Cazzie Russell
C. Russell
1
1969-70
19
16.1
9.4
2.5
0.8
4.2
8.7
48.5
0.9
1.0
94.7
51.3
306
178
47
16
31
11Dave Stallworth
D. Stallworth
1
1969-70
19
14.5
7.2
4.1
1.1
3.2
7.0
45.9
0.8
0.8
93.8
48.9
275
137
77
20
35
12John Warren
J. Warren
1
1969-70
10
2.2
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.5
40.0
0.0
0.0
40.0
22
4
3
2
6
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
1970-71
14
41.2
26.6
17.0
2.5
10.9
21.1
51.5
4.9
7.2
67.3
54.8
577
372
238
35
45
14Lucius Allen
L. Allen
1
1970-71
14
22.3
7.3
2.9
3.7
2.9
5.8
50.6
1.4
2.0
71.4
54.7
312
102
40
52
30
15Bob Boozer
B. Boozer
1
1970-71
14
20.2
7.4
5.3
1.2
2.9
6.1
48.2
1.6
2.1
75.9
53.2
283
104
74
17
35
16Dick Cunningham
D. Cunningham
1
1970-71
14
6.4
1.7
1.7
0.1
0.6
1.5
42.9
0.4
0.6
66.7
48.1
89
24
24
1
10
17Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
1
1970-71
14
38.2
19.2
9.6
3.4
8.1
17.4
46.3
3.1
3.9
78.2
50.1
535
269
134
48
45
18Bob Greacen
B. Greacen
1
1970-71
7
2.3
1.7
0.7
0.0
0.6
1.6
36.4
0.6
0.6
100.0
47.0
16
12
5
0
4
19Jon McGlocklin
J. McGlocklin
1
1970-71
14
35.1
14.9
2.2
2.4
6.4
12.0
53.6
2.0
2.4
84.8
57.0
491
208
31
34
36
20McCoy McLemore
M. McLemore
1
1970-71
10
5.2
0.7
1.6
0.8
0.3
1.2
25.0
0.1
0.2
50.0
27.2
52
7
16
8
8
21Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1
1970-71
14
37.1
18.3
5.0
8.9
7.3
15.0
48.6
3.7
4.9
75.4
53.3
520
256
70
124
39
22Greg Smith
G. Smith
1
1970-71
14
32.4
11.6
8.6
2.6
5.0
9.1
54.7
1.6
2.9
55.0
55.6
454
162
120
36
45
23Jeff Webb
J. Webb
1
1970-71
9
2.6
1.2
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.8
57.1
0.3
0.3
100.0
66.1
23
11
1
2
2
24Marv Winkler
M. Winkler
1
1970-71
5
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8
0
0
1
3
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
1971-72
15
46.9
14.7
21.0
3.3
5.3
9.5
56.3
4.0
8.1
49.2
56.2
703
220
315
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