Top accolades: Nine All-Stars
NBA rank: 16th in assists, 80th in scoring
Share of the vote: 6.2 percent of the maximum amount possible
A Hall-of-Famer four times over (three-time Naismith inductee – one as a player, one as a coach and one as an assistant for the Dream Team – and a College Basketball Hall-of-Famer), ’60s and ’70s floor general Lenny Wilkens put together a fantastic career, being named the All-Star Game MVP in 1971 and leading the NBA in assists in 1969-70.
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Bill Walton, Earl Monroe, Artis Gilmore, Draymond Green, Nikola Jokic, Kyrie Irving, Nate Thurmond, Adrian Dantley, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Chris Webber, Sam Jones, Dikembe Mutombo, Jerry Lucas. Dave Bing, Manu Ginobili, Bob Lanier, Dennis Johnson, Joe Dumars, Jamaal Wilkes, Alonzo Mourning, Bobby Jones, Derrick Rose and Bill Sharman
DROPPING OUT FROM NBA’S OFFICIAL 50 GREATEST LIST
Bill Walton, Earl Monroe, Nate Thurmond, Sam Jones, Jerry Lucas, Dave Bing, Bill Sharman, Billy Cunningham and Dave DeBusschere
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