If you've been paying attention to the List of Greatness, the 1966 inductee should be no surprise whatsoever. If you haven't, for shame... but you can find out who it is by clicking the little "read more" link there. (Or you can cheat and just look over on the sidebar, but come on, who wants to do that?)
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'4"
Draft: 1957 - 8th pick
Experience: 9 years
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1958-1966 (#24)
72.3 Win Shares, 0.067 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 8 Championships (1959 Celtics, 1960 Celtics, 1961 Celtics, 1962 Celtics, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics, 1965 Celtics, 1966 Celtics), 11.1 Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1958 Celtics), 0.4 Finals Win Shares, 0 Conference Finals Losses, 0.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
And the rest of the top ten:
2. Hal Greer - 135.0
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'2"
Draft: 1958 - 13th pick
Experience: 8 years
Teams: Syracuse Nationals - 1959-1963 (#15), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964-1966 (#15)
59.1 Win Shares, 0.006 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 4 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 4 Conference Finals Losses (1959 Nationals, 1961 Nationals, 1965 76ers, 1966 76ers), 2.3 Conference Finals Win Shares
3. Harry Gallatin - 131.9
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'6"
Experience: 10 years (retired 8 years)
Teams: New York Knicks - 1949-1957 (#11), Detroit Pistons - 1958 (#10)
60.1 Win Shares, 0.012 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA Team Selection, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 7 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1951 Knicks, 1952 Knicks, 1953 Knicks), 2.2 FInals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Knicks, 1950 Knicks, 1958 Pistons), 0.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
4. Jack Twyman - 131.7
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'6"
Draft: 1955 - 8th pick
Experience: 11 years
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1956-1957 (#10), Cincinnati Royals - 1958-1966 (#27 - 1958-1960, #31 - 1961-1964, #27 - 1965-1966)
75.0 Win Shares, 0.066 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1963 Royals, 1964 Royals), 2.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
5. Richie Guerin - 130.0
Position: Guard
Height: 6'4"
Draft: 1954 - 17th pick
Experience: 10 years
Teams: New York Knicks - 1957-1964 (#9), St. Louis Hawks - 1964-1966 (#15)
63.4 Win Shares, 0.032 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1964 Hawks, 1966 Hawks), 2.3 Conference Finals Win Shares
6. Jim Pollard - 126.0
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'4"
Experience: 7 years (retired 11 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1949-1955 (#17)
18.2 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 2 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 5 Championships (1949 Lakers, 1950 Lakers, 1952 Lakers, 1953 Lakers, 1954 Lakers), 3.7 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1951 Lakers, 1955 Lakers), 0.3 Conference Finals Win Shares
7. Clyde Lovellette - 119.2
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'9"
Draft: 1952 - 9th pick
Experience: 11 years (retired 2 years)
Teams: Minneapolis Lakers - 1954-1957 (#89 - 1954, #34 - 1954-1957), Cincinnati Royals - 1958 (#34), St. Louis Hawks - 1959-1962 (#34), Boston Celtics - 1963-1964 (#4 - 1963, #34 - 1964)
71.1 Win Shares, 0.013 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 4 All-Star Selections, 3 Championships (1954 Lakers, 1963 Celtics, 1964 Celtics), 0.8 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1960 Hawks, 1961 Hawks), 0.9 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1955 Lakers, 1957 Lakers, 1959 Hawks), 2.1 Conference Finals Win Shares
8. Bob Davies - 118.5
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6'1"
Experience: 7 years (retired 10 years)
Teams: Rochester Royals - 1949-1955 (#11)
26.5 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 4 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 4 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1951 Royals), 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1949 Royals, 1952 Royals, 1954 Royals), 0.8 Conference Finals Win Shares
9. Bailey Howell - 114.5
Position: Forward
Height: 6'7"
Draft: 1959 - 2nd pick
Experience: 7 years
Teams: Detroit Pistons - 1960-1964 (#18), Baltimore Bullets - 1965-1966 (#15)
73.4 Win Shares, 0.024 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 5 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1962 Pistons, 1965 Bullets), 2.2 Conference Finals Win Shares
10. Larry Costello - 104.6
Position: Guard
Height: 6'1"
Draft: 1954 - 12th pick
Experience: 10 years
Teams: Philadelphia Warriors - 1955 (#5), 1957 (#18), Syracuse Nationals - 1958-1963 (#15-1958, #6 - 1958-1959, #21 - 1960-1963), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964-1965 (#21)
58.7 Win Shares, 0.037 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Selection, 6 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1959 Nationals, 1961 Nationals, 1965 76ers), 2.0 Conference Finals Win Shares
And the 20 Greatest Players Ever after 20 seasons:
Inducted List of Greatness members in bold; Retired players highlighted in silver
(Previous rank and rating, if applicable, in parentheses)
1. Bill Russell - 632.3 (1 - 569.8)
2. Bob Pettit - 468.2 (2)
3. Bob Cousy - 402.1 (3)
4. Dolph Schayes - 388.2 (4)
5. Wilt Chamberlain - 366.5 (5 - 312.4)
6. Elgin Baylor - 289.5 (6 - 280.4)
7. Oscar Robertson - 283.9 (9 - 241.8)
8. Bill Sharman - 276.2 (7)
9. Jerry West - 250.3 (13 - 192.0)
10. Paul Arizin - 244.5 (8)
11. George Mikan - 232.2 (10)
12. Sam Jones - 227.0 (16 - 179.4)
13. Tom Heinsohn - 217.8 (11)
14. Neil Johnston - 209.8 (12)
15. Vern Mikkelsen - 190.5 (14)
16. Ed Macauley - 179.7 (15)
17. Cliff Hagan - 177.2 (17 - 172.1)
18. Slater Martin - 160.6 (18)
19. Larry Foust - 155.6 (19)
20. George Yardley - 145.1 (20)
And the next tier:
21. Hal Greer - 135.0 (27 - 110.5)
22. Harry Gallatin - 131.9 (21)
23. Jack Twyman - 131.7 (22 - 130.0)
24. Richie Guerin - 130.0 (24 - 121.5)
25. Jim Pollard - 126.0 (23)
26. Clyde Lovellette - 119.2 (25)
27. Bob Davies - 118.5 (26)
28. Bailey Howell - 114.5 (30 - 100.8)
29. Larry Costello - 104.6 (28)
30. Tom Gola - 103.6 (29 - 101.6)
31. Bobby Wanzer - 99.5 (31)
32. Dick McGuire - 98.2 (32)
33. Carl Braun - 92.6 (33)
34. Gene Shue - 92.5 (34)
35. Walt Bellamy - 89.3 (38 - 79.8)
36. Red Kerr - 87.7 (36 - 87.7)
37. Jerry Lucas - 87.1 (NR - 58.4)
38. Andy Phillip - 85.5 (35)
39. Paul Seymour - 82.9 (37)
40. John Havlicek - 77.1 (NR - 42.8)
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