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13. Lenny Wilkens

Lenny Wilkens was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame three times: as a player, as a coach and with the 1992 United States Olympic Dream Team. 

This legend began his professional run with the St. Louis Hawks where the ultra intelligent Point Guard would help his first professional team reach the NBA Finals.  The Hawks couldn’t get there again, but that was no fault of Wilkens who was a five time All Star with St. Louis, including his final season with the team where he finished second in MVP voting. 

WIlkens would continue to be a very productive player following a trade to the Seattle SuperSonics.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round, 6th Overall 4/11/60.
  • Departed: Traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Mahdi Abdul Rahman for Jim Washington 11/19/71.
  • Games Played: 555
  • Per Game Averages: 35.2 MP
    .421 eFG%
    .757 FT%
    15.5 PTS
    4.9 RB
    5.5 AST
    N/A STL*
    N/A BLK*

    64 Playoff Games
    37.5 MP
    .399 eFG%
    .769 FT%
    16.1 PTS
    5.8 RB
    5.8 AST
    N/A STL*
    N/A BLK*

    *Steals and Blocks were not stats when Wilkens played for Atlanta.
  • Advanced Stats: 14.9 PER
    .499 TS%
    N/A VORP**
    47.6 WS

    64 Playoff Games
    14.3 PER
    .478 TS%
    N/A VORP**
    4.3 WS

    **VORP was not calculated when Wilkens played for Atlanta.
  • Major Accolades and Awards: All-Star (1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 & 1968)

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