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The team, announced in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 23, 1997, in conjunction with an ABA reunion, was compiled based upon unranked voting by 50 selected panelists, among whom were members of the print and broadcast news media who have reported on and announced games for the ABA, former referees (ten), former team owners (six), former league ...
[a] NBA win-loss records also do not include wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the American Basketball Association (ABA), despite the 1976 ABA–NBA merger. [ 2 ] The San Antonio Spurs have the highest win-loss record percentage, with 2,305–1,562 (.596). [ 3 ]
Hall of Famer Julius Erving was a three-time ABA MVP, two-time ABA Playoffs MVP, and four-time All-ABA First Team. The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league that operated from the 1967–68 season until it ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The ABA presented a variety of annual awards and ...
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.
NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Buck Williams – 1988; Jason Kidd – 2003–2005, 2007; NBA All-Rookie First Team. Bernard King – 1978; Buck Williams – 1982; Derrick Coleman – 1991; Keith Van Horn – 1998; Kenyon Martin – 2001; Brook Lopez – 2009; Mason Plumlee – 2014; NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Chris Morris – 1989; Kerry ...
The Pacers were led during the ABA days by two-time MVP Mel Daniels and by head coach Bobby Leonard. The 1976–77 season marked the first season of NBA play for the Pacers and the team struggled early, compared to their ABA success. The Pacers only made it to the NBA playoffs three times in their first 13 seasons. [1]
He led the NBA in field goal percentage in four consecutive seasons, including a career-best 67% during the 1980–81 season — at the time, the third-highest percentage in NBA history. [24] At the time of his retirement in 1989, Gilmore was the NBA's career leader in field goal percentage (minimum 2,000 shots made) with 59.9%.
NBA All-Defensive First Team ; NBA All-Defensive Second Team ; ABA All-Time Team; No. 20 retired by Portland Trail Blazers; Third-team All-American – NABC ; No. 20 retired by Marquette Golden Eagles; Mr. Basketball USA (1971) Career ABA and NBA statistics; Points: 14,857 (14.6 ppg) Rebounds: 9,306 (9.1 rpg) Assists: 2,498 (2.4 apg) Stats at ...