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Fifty players were selected through a vote by a panel of media members, former players and coaches, and current and former general managers. In addition, the top ten head coaches and top ten single-season teams in NBA history were selected by media members as part of the celebration. [2]
All-America at Cincinnati (1955); six-time NBA All-Star (1957–60, 1962–63); twice Second Team All-NBA (1960, 1962); among the NBA's top 15 scorers for eight seasons. Also known for serving as guardian of former teammate Maurice Stokes from his crippling head injury in 1958 until his death in 1970.
1959–60 NBA season; League: National Basketball Association: Sport: Basketball: Duration: October 17, 1959 – March 10, 1960 March 11–26, 1960 (Playoffs) March 27 – April 9, 1960 (Finals) Number of games: 75: Number of teams: 8: TV partner(s) NBC: Draft; Top draft pick: Bob Boozer: Picked by: Cincinnati Royals: Regular season; Top seed ...
Elgin Baylor (71 points on Nov. 15, 1960) The Los Angeles Lakers standout had a huge hand in beating the Knicks that night, 123-108, wowing the Madison Square Garden crowd and setting a new NBA ...
This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. [1] LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history.
The 1960–61 NBA season was the 15th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 3rd straight NBA title, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals .
Factors like inferior athleticism obviously benefitted players of several decades ago, which has to be accounted for, too. Below, we tried our hand at ranking the 25 best NBA players ever.
Stephen Curry led the league with an average of 30.1 points in the 2015–16 season and became the first player to win the title shooting 50–40–90 in a season. Russell Westbrook led the league with an average of 31.6 points in the 2016–17 season, when he also became the second NBA player to average a triple-double in a season.