25 Greatest Players in ABA History

15. Mack Calvin

Position: Point Guard
Years Active: 1969-1976
Team(s): Los Angeles Stars, The Floridians, Carolina Cougars, Denver Nuggets, Virginia Squires
ABA Averages: 34.3 MPG, 19.9 PPG, 5.8 APG, 3.1 RPG, 1.7 SPG
Accolades: 3x All-ABA First Team, All-ABA Second Team, 5x ABA All-Star, 1975 Assists Leader

From 1969 to 1976, one could make a case that there was no ABA point guard better than Mack Calvin. He could score, drop dimes, and pick the opponents pocket with what seemed like ease, and received an overwhelming amount of accolades because of it.

You don’t hear Calvin’s name very often, but he’s one of the best point guards in basketball history.

Calvin was named to the All-ABA First Team on three separate occasions. In other words, he was one of the two best guards in the ABA in three different seasons, and one of the four best in another with an All-ABA Second Team selection earned in 1973.

Coupled with his five All-Star Game appearances, it’s not very hard to see why Calvin is held in such high regard by fans of the ABA.

Calvin played for five different teams in the ABA, and he appeared in the All-Star Game as a member of three of them. He was a dead-eye free throw shooter, and while he took many risks, Calvin’s gambles paid off more than they didn’t.

On the spectrum of the best players to never win a title, Calvin rates amongst the very best.

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