50 Greatest NBA/ABA Players Not In the Hall Of Fame
By Phil Watson
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Lou Hudson was limited to just 17 games as a senior at Minnesota because of an injury, but that didn’t stop the St. Louis Hawks from using the fourth overall pick in the 1966 NBA Draft on the forward.
A part-time starter in two seasons in St. Louis, Hudson emerged as a star swingman when the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1968, earning the first of his six All-Star selections.
Hudson made his lone All-NBA team in 1969-70.
He was an Atlanta fixture until September 1977, when he was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers for Ollie Johnson.
A sixth man with the Lakers, he retired after the 1978-79 season after a 13-year NBA career.
He averaged 20.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 33.5 minutes per game, shooting 48.9 percent from the floor and 79.7 percent from the free-throw line.
In April 2014, Hudson died after a stroke at the age of 69.