Bucks Legend Belongs in Basketball Hall of Fame, Says NBA Insider

Former Bucks teammates Marques Johnson (left) and Sidney Moncrief were both named finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. 1983 Press Photo Milwaukee Bucks Players Marques Johnson And Sidney Moncrief | John E. Biever, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

One of the most beloved Milwaukee Bucks All-Stars of yesteryear remains on the outside of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame looking in, despite boasting probably enough of the requisite accolades to deserve a seat at the table.

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NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line made the case for five-time All-Star swingman-turned-Bucks broadcaster Marques Johnson's eventual enshrinement, during a new conversation on the latter's "Hear District" podcast.

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"Anyone who watched you play knows you belong there [in the Hall of Fame]," Stein asserts.

Johnson has been a finalist for the honor in the past, but he has yet to be voted into Springfield as of this writing.

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The 6-foot-7 UCLA product, who was part of John Wooden's 1975 NCAA title-winning team, was selected with the third overall pick in the 1977 NBA Draft by the Bucks. He was honored as a five-time All-Star and a three-time All-NBA Teamer during a decorated 11-year career.

He was a big part of several solid Bucks clubs alongside two-time Defensive Player of the Year Sidney Moncrief, including the 1983-84 club that won 50 games and eventually fell to the eventual champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

That club was augmented by two eventual Hall of Famers, point guard Nate "Tiny" Archibald, winding down his career after an All-star run with the Boston Celtics, and swingman Moncrief.

For his career, Johnson averaged 20.1 points on 51.8 percent shooting from the floor and 73.9 percent shooting from the charity stripe, 7.0 boards, 3.6 dimes, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks a night. Although he has yet to be named to the Naismith Hall of Fame, he has made the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

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