He also starred in the 1979 basketball comedy film, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. However, Erving enjoyed success off the court, becoming one of the first basketball players to endorse many products and to have a shoe marketed under his name.
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That season, he finished in the top 10 in the ABA in points per game, rebounds per game, assists per game, steals per game, blocks per game, free throw percentage, free throws made, free throws attempted, three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made. In the postseason, Erving averaged 34.7 points and was named Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. The Erving-led Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets in the ABA’s final championship. The Nets and Nuggets had applied for admission to the NBA before the season, in anticipation of the eventual merger that had first been proposed by the two leagues in 1970 but which was delayed for various reasons, including the Oscar Robertson free agency suit (which was not resolved until 1976). The end of the 1975–76 ABA season finally brought the ABA–NBA merger.
His spectacular play established the Nets as one of the better teams in the ABA, and brought fans and credibility to the league. Erving established himself as the most important player in the ABA. He went on to lead the Nets to their first ABA title in 1973–74, defeating the Utah Stars.
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