ABA All-Time Team
As selected in 1997 by a special panel of 50 former ABA sportswriters, radio announcers, referees, executives, owners, and fans.
Julius Erving was selected as the all-time Most Valuable Player and Slick Leonard was selected as the all-time coach.
30 Players
Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | ||||||||||||
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Player | From | To | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
Marvin Barnes | 1975 | 1976 | 144 | 38.6 | 24.1 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .500 | .214 | .701 | 16.1 | .139 |
Rick Barry | 1969 | 1972 | 226 | 41.3 | 30.5 | 7.5 | 4.1 | .477 | .277 | .880 | 35.5 | .183 | ||
Zelmo Beaty | 1971 | 1974 | 319 | 35.5 | 19.1 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .536 | .154 | .807 | 47.8 | .203 |
Ron Boone | 1969 | 1976 | 662 | 32.6 | 18.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | .465 | .296 | .830 | 47.8 | .106 |
Roger Brown | 1968 | 1975 | 605 | 35.5 | 17.4 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .469 | .321 | .791 | 65.2 | .146 |
Mack Calvin | 1970 | 1976 | 533 | 34.3 | 19.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | .451 | .253 | .866 | 54.4 | .143 |
Darel Carrier | 1968 | 1973 | 350 | 35.3 | 20.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | .417 | .377 | .851 | 30.5 | .119 | ||
Billy Cunningham | 1973 | 1974 | 116 | 38.3 | 23.1 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | .483 | .263 | .791 | 15.4 | .167 |
Louie Dampier | 1968 | 1976 | 728 | 38.1 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .439 | .358 | .826 | 67.4 | .116 |
Mel Daniels | 1968 | 1975 | 628 | 35.6 | 18.7 | 15.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .468 | .088 | .658 | 64.8 | .139 |
Julius Erving | 1972 | 1976 | 407 | 40.7 | 28.7 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .504 | .322 | .778 | 74.9 | .217 |
Donnie Freeman | 1968 | 1975 | 584 | 33.5 | 19.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .458 | .151 | .799 | 55.6 | .136 |
George Gervin | 1973 | 1976 | 269 | 33.7 | 21.9 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .480 | .234 | .831 | 28.2 | .149 |
Artis Gilmore | 1972 | 1976 | 420 | 41.5 | 22.3 | 17.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | .557 | .286 | .668 | 82.2 | .226 |
Connie Hawkins | 1968 | 1969 | 117 | 42.7 | 28.2 | 12.6 | 4.3 | .515 | .161 | .765 | 29.2 | .280 | ||
Spencer Haywood | 1970 | 1970 | 84 | 45.3 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 2.3 | .493 | .000 | .776 | 17.1 | .216 | ||
Dan Issel | 1971 | 1976 | 500 | 38.9 | 25.6 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .491 | .149 | .786 | 75.5 | .186 |
Warren Jabali | 1969 | 1975 | 447 | 34.1 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .431 | .319 | .756 | 35.1 | .110 |
Jimmy Jones | 1968 | 1974 | 546 | 38.2 | 19.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .510 | .250 | .789 | 72.6 | .167 |
Freddie Lewis | 1968 | 1976 | 686 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | .433 | .280 | .819 | 53.3 | .106 |
Maurice Lucas | 1975 | 1976 | 166 | 32.1 | 15.2 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .463 | .185 | .775 | 10.2 | .092 |
Moses Malone | 1975 | 1976 | 126 | 34.7 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .552 | .000 | .629 | 12.1 | .133 |
George McGinnis | 1972 | 1975 | 314 | 38.2 | 25.2 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | .470 | .290 | .682 | 38.4 | .154 |
Doug Moe | 1968 | 1972 | 378 | 32.0 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 3.2 | .428 | .213 | .800 | 25.5 | .101 | ||
Bob Netolicky | 1968 | 1976 | 618 | 33.3 | 16.0 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .492 | .194 | .661 | 48.0 | .112 |
Billy Paultz | 1971 | 1976 | 487 | 34.4 | 15.7 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .502 | .000 | .724 | 44.1 | .126 |
Charlie Scott | 1971 | 1972 | 157 | 39.8 | 30.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | .456 | .257 | .775 | 14.5 | .111 | ||
James Silas | 1973 | 1976 | 328 | 35.8 | 18.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .504 | .000 | .857 | 38.3 | .157 |
David Thompson | 1976 | 1976 | 83 | 37.4 | 26.0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .515 | .158 | .794 | 12.4 | .193 |
Willie Wise | 1970 | 1976 | 475 | 35.8 | 19.2 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .477 | .219 | .730 | 46.2 | .130 |
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