An oft-forgotten legend who was the first league MVP in NBA history, earning the award twice, and the leading scorer and rebounder on the ’57-’58 Hawks championship team, scoring 50 points in the clinching game six of the NBA Finals
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Tough act to follow: 23 (mostly) forgotten NBA players who replaced departing legends
Man with one name: Seven legendary players who never received a proper nickname
Fraudulent voting: 20 controversial NBA league MVP decisions
Second in the draft, first in our hearts: 21 greatest second overall picks in the NBA Draft
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Tough act to follow: 23 (mostly) forgotten NBA players who replaced departing legends
Everyone remembers the franchise legends but when those great ones departed, either to retire or join a different team, who were the unsung heroes taking their place in the lineup?
Man with one name: Seven legendary players who never received a proper nickname
Previously, we’ve counted down the greatest nicknames in NBA and ABA history. Now we take at a look some legends who never got a nickname that stuck.
Can’t blame me: 15 greatest individual NBA Finals performances in a losing effort
The NBA Finals is where legends are truly made and the 15 performances below are no exception. However, in these cases, the mythologizing was earned in a losing effort.
Instant classics: 75 greatest games in NBA history
All the ultimate barn burners, buzzer beaters, back-and-forth battles, incredible moments, and individual dominance are present in this list of the 75 greatest games in NBA history.
Fraudulent voting: 20 controversial NBA league MVP decisions
As is bound to be the case whenever humans are making objective decisions based on subjective criteria, the NBA MVP winners have not always made sense in retrospect. Sometimes, they don’t even make sense as they’re being awarded. These are the 20 most notable cases.
Second in the draft, first in our hearts: 21 greatest second overall picks in the NBA Draft
The best players don’t always go #1, and sometimes the overlooked guys picked #2 have the last laugh. Here is a list of the 22 second overall picks who had the best NBA careers.
Came along too soon: Nine players who would have earned Finals MVP if it existed before 1969
The Finals MVP award wasn’t handed out until 1969. If it existed earlier, these players would have had to clear out space in their trophy cases for at least one.