Johnny Baum Basketball player

John "Jumpin' Johnny" Baum (born June 17, 1946) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he played collegiately for the Temple University.A 6'5" (1.96 m) and 200 lb (91 kg) forward, he was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 15th round (187th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA Draft and by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (23rd pick overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft.He played for the Chicago Bulls (1969–71) in the NBA and for the New York Nets (1971–73), Memphis Tams and Indiana Pacers (1973–74) in the ABA for 244 games.