The List of Greatness - 1976

We've got a complete surprise for this year's inductee. As in, someone who wasn't even in the top ten last year.

1. Dave Cowens - 201.8
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'9"
College: Florida State
Draft: 1970 - 4th pick
Experience: 6 years
Teams: Boston Celtics - 1971-1976 (#18)
58.3 Win Shares, 1.338 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1973), 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 5 All-Star Selections, 2 Championships (1974 Celtics, 1976 Celtics), 4.8 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 3 Conference Finals Losses (1972 Celtics, 1973 Celtics, 1975 Celtics), 2.8 Conference Finals Win Shares


And the rest of the top ten:
2. Chet Walker - 190.4
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'6"
College: Bradley
Draft: 1962 - 12th pick
Experience: 13 years (retired 1 year)
Teams: Syracuse Nationals - 1963 (#25), Philadelphia 76ers - 1964-1969 (#25), Chicago Bulls - 1970-1975 (#25)
117.5 Win Shares, 0.005 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 0 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 7 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 2.3 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 5 Conference Finals Losses (1965 76ers, 1966 76ers, 1968 76ers, 1974 Bulls, 1975 Bulls), 5.9 Conference Finals Win Shares


3. Cliff Hagan - 183.3
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6'4"
College: Kentucky
Draft: 1953 - 24th pick
Experience: 10 years/3 ABA years (retired 9 years/5 years from ABA)
Teams: St. Louis Hawks - 1957-1966 (#6 - 1957, #17 - 1957, #16 - 1958-1966), Dallas Chaparrals - 1968-1970 (#16)
75.1 Win Shares, 0.043 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 2 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 5 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1958 Hawks), 2.7 Championship Win Shares, 3 Finals Losses (1957 Hawks, 1960 Hawks, 1961 Hawks), 3.9 Finals Win Shares, 4 Conference Finals Losses (1959 Hawks, 1963 Hawks, 1964 Hawks, 1966 Hawks), 3.8 Conference Finals Win Shares
10.2 ABA Win Shares, 1 ABA All-Star Selection


4. Elvin Hayes - 178.5
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'9"
College: Houston
Draft: 1968 - 1st pick
Experience: 8 years
Teams: San Diego Rockets - 1969-1971 (#11), Houston Rockets - 1972 (#44), Baltimore Bullets - 1973 (#11), Capitol Bullets - 1974 (#11), Washington Bullets - 1975-1976 (#11)
72.0 Win Shares, 0.420 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 3 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 8 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1975 Bullets), 2.2 Finals Win Shares, 0 Conference Finals Losses, 0.0 Conference Finals Win Shares


5. Billy Cunningham - 176.3
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6'6"
College: North Carolina
Draft: 1965 - 5th pick
Experience: 9 years/2 ABA years
Teams: Philadelphia 76ers - 1966-1972 (#32), Carolina Cougars - 1973-1974 (#32), Philadelphia 76ers - 1975-1976 (#32)
63.2 Win Shares, 0.288 MVP Award Shares, 3 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 4 All-Star Selections, 1 Championship (1967 76ers), 0.4 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1966 76ers, 1968 76ers), 0.4 Conference Finals Win Shares
15.4 Win Shares, 1 ABA MVP (1973), 1 All-ABA 1st Team Selection, 0 All-ABA 2nd Team Selection, 1 ABA All-Star Selection, 1 ABA Conference Finals Loss (1973 Cougars), 1.7 ABA Conference Finals Win Shares


6. Larry Foust - 160.1
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'9"
College: La Salle
Draft: 1950 - 7th pick
Experience: 12 years (retired 14 years)
Teams: Fort Wayne Pistons - 1951-1957 (#16), Minneapolis Lakers - 1958-1960 (#14), St. Louis Hawks - 1960-1962 (#13 - 1960-1961, #14 - 1962)
69.8 Win Shares, 0.000 MVP Award Shares, 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 8 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 5 Finals Losses (1955 Pistons, 1956 Pistons, 1959 Lakers, 1960 Hawks, 1961 Hawks), 3.6 Finals Win Shares, 1 Conference Finals Loss (1953 Pistons), 1.1 Conference Finals Win Shares


7. Lenny Wilkens - 158.8
Position: Guard
Height: 6'1"
College: Providence
Draft: 1960 - 6th pick
Experience: 15 years (retired 1 year)
Teams: St. Louis Hawks - 1961-1968 (#32 - 1961, #15 - 1962, #32 - 1963, #14 - 1964-1968), Seattle SuperSonics - 1969-172 (#19), Cleveland Cavaliers - 1973-1974 (#19), Portland Trail Blazers - 1975 (#17)
95.5 Win Shares, 0.323 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 0 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 9 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 1 Finals Loss (1961 Hawks), 0.5 Finals Win Shares, 4 Conference Finals Losses (1963 Hawks, 1964 Hawks, 1966 Hawks, 1967 Hawks), 3.1 Conference Finals Win Shares


8. Walt Bellamy - 156.1
Position: Center
Height: 6'11"
College: Indiana
Draft: 1961 - 1st pick
Experience: 14 years (retired 1 year)
Teams: Chicago Packers - 1962 (#8), Chicago Zephyrs - 1963 (#8), Baltimore Bullets - 1964-1966 (#8), New York Knicks - 1966-1969 (#8), Detroit Pistons - 1969-1970 (#8), Atlanta Hawks - 1970-1974 (#8), New Orleans Jazz - 1975 (#8)
130.0 Win Shares, 0.002 MVP Award Shares, 0 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 0 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 4 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 2 Conference Finals Losses (1965 Bullets, 1970 Hawks), 2.4 Conference Finals Win Shares


9. Wes Unseld - 155.1
Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6'7"
College: Louisville
Draft: 1968 - 2nd pick
Experience: 8 years
Teams: Baltimore Bullets - 1969-1973 (#41), Capital Bullets - 1974 (#41), Washington Bullets - 1975-1976 (#41)
75.6 Win Shares, 0.640 MVP Award Shares (1 MVP - 1969), 1 All-NBA 1st Team Selection, 0 All-NBA 2nd Team Selections, 5 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 2 Finals Losses (1971 Bullets, 1975 Bullets), 4.9 Finals Win Shares, 0 Conference Finals Losses, 0.0 Conference Finals Win Shares


10. Dave Bing - 146.9
Position: Guard
Height: 6'3"
College: Syracuse
Draft: 1966 - 2nd pick
Experience: 10 years
Teams: Detroit Pistons - 1967-1975 (#21), Washington Bullets - 1976 (#21)
62.2 Win Shares, 0.386 MVP Award Shares, 2 All-NBA 1st Team Selections, 1 All-NBA 2nd Team Selection, 7 All-Star Selections, 0 Championships, 0.0 Championship Win Shares, 0 Finals Losses, 0.0 Finals Win Shares, 0 Conference Finals Losses, 0.0 Conference Finals Win Shares


And the 30 Greatest Players Ever after 30 seasons:
(Inducted List of Greatness members in bold; honorary members in bold italics)
1. Bill Russell - 739.6
2. Wilt Chamberlain - 712.6
3. Jerry West - 584.6
4. Oscar Robertson - 511.2
5. Bob Pettit - 468.2
6. John Havlicek - 457.9
7. Dolph Schayes - 431.8
8. Elgin Baylor - 416.2
9. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 409.9
10. Bob Cousy - 406.2
11. George Mikan - 380.0
12. Walt Frazier - 311.1
13. Rick Barry - 293.6
14. Sam Jones - 283.0
15. Bill Sharman - 278.7
16. Paul Arizin - 258.2
17. Hal Greer - 251.9
18. Willis Reed - 234.5
19. Vern Mikkelsen - 225.8
20. Jerry Lucas - 221.6
21. Tom Heinsohn - 217.8
22. Neil Johnston - 209.8
23. Ed Macauley - 204.7
24. Dave Cowens - 201.8
25. Bailey Howell - 200.7
26. Chet Walker - 190.4
27. Cliff Hagan - 183.3
28. Slater Martin - 178.9
29. Elvin Hayes - 178.5
30. Billy Cunningham - 176.3


And the next tier:
31. Larry Foust - 160.1
32. Harry Gallatin - 159.0
33. Lenny Wilkens - 158.8
34. Walt Bellamy - 156.1
35. Wes Unseld - 155.1
36. Jim Pollard - 154.2
37. Bobby Wanzer - 151.4
38. Bob Davies - 150.7
39. Dave Bing - 146.9
40. Spencer Haywood - 145.2
41. George Yardley - 145.1
42. Gail Goodrich - 142.4
43. Dave DeBusschere - 141.4
44. Nate Thurmond - 139.5
45. Richie Guerin - 138.0
46. Connie Hawkins - 135.1
47. Max Zaslofsky - 134.9
48. Tiny Archibald - 134.0
49. Zelmo Beaty - 133.7
50. Jack Twyman - 131.7
51. Julius Erving - 127.6
52. Joe Fulks - 126.7
53. Bob McAdoo - 126.5
54. Jo Jo White - 124.0
55. Earl Monroe - 122.8
56. Arnie Risen - 120.0
57. Clyde Lovellette - 119.2
58. Mel Daniels - 118.4
59. Lou Hudson - 117.2
60. Carl Braun - 114.8