Part 2 of a look back at LI's best basketball players, a series that goes through seven decades for the boys and five decades ...
Long before Michael Jordan took the NBA by storm when he joined the pros in 1984, Julius Erving was the man of the hour. A ...
Dr. J was only player ever to be voted Most Valuable Player in both the ABA and the NBA. In 1993, he inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and a year later, Erving was tabbed as one ...
To protect Dr. J's NBA career ... should expect the first $100 million per annum player contract soon. Erving wasn't able to catch this era of basketball. However, as former Orlando Magic ...
"But there was only one Dr. J, the player." While Dr. J exhibited the flash and style of playground basketball, he displayed the intelligence to direct his skills toward winning, a goal that seems ...
So boasts the collective resume of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History ... members of the list — Wilt Chamberlain, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, George Mikan and Bill Russell.