Complex sentence: He made his NBA debut on October 17,1974, with Phoenix, and played in the NBA through the next four years, also playing for the Detroit Pistons, the New York Nets, and the Boston Celtics.
Split into simpler sentences: He made his NBA debut on October 17,1974, with Phoenix. During the next four years, he played for other NBA teams as well: the Detroit Pistons, the New York Nets, and the Boston Celtics.