NBA 35th Anniversary Team Members
Sorted by last name, players in italics were still active in 1980.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| C | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| F | Elgin Baylor |
| C | Wilt Chamberlain |
| G | Bob Cousy |
| F | Julius Erving |
| G/F | John Havlicek |
| C | George Mikan |
| F | Bob Pettit |
| G | Oscar Robertson |
| C | Bill Russell |
| G | Jerry West |
- Red Auerbach (former coach of Washington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and Boston Celtics) was selected as NBA 35th Anniversary Team's coach.
- The 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers selected as the greatest individual team.
- Bill Russell was selected as the greatest player.
All members of this team, including Red Auerbach, have been inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Cousy, Mikan, Pettit, and Russell had been previously selected into the NBA 25th Anniversary Team in 1971. All players on this team were including among the NBA 50 Greatest Players of All-Time in 1996.
Only made of 11 players, this team excludes 25th Anniversary Team players Paul Arizin, Bob Davies, Joe Fulks, Sam Jones, Dolph Schayes, Bill Sharman; future 50 Greatest Players that had already established Nate Archibald, Rick Barry, Dave Bing, Dave Cowens, Billy Cunningham, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Hal Greer, Elvin Hayes, Jerry Lucas, Pete Maravich, Earl Monroe, Willis Reed, Nate Thurmond, Wes Unseld, Bill Walton, Lenny Wilkens; and many others Hall of Famers. Arguably, this team is the most exclusive of the NBA Anniversaries Teams.
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