How did I miss Artis getting into the Hall? I need to pay more attention. At long last, gentle giant Gilmore granted his place in Hall | NBA.com
Gilmore's 59.9 field-goal percentage remains No. 1 in NBA history. Spotting rivals five prime seasons over in ABA land, he still ranks 42nd in NBA rebounds (fifth in ABA/NBA combined) and 40th in NBA free-throw attempts (eighth overall). As for the more newly fangled metrics, per basketball-reference.com, Gilmore has a career offensive rating (115.1) that ranks 42nd and win shares (189.7) that put him sixth all-time. I loved those Spurs teams with the A Train and the Iceman. Nobody has cool nicknames anymore. Except Stuckey and he has too many.