In the 1980s, the NBA shot into the national spotlight, buoyed by the rivalry of Magic Johnson’s LA Lakers and Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics. These rosters were chock full of multiple time NBA All-Stars, with the Lakers boasting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the Celtics having Kevin McHale and Robert Parrish. The NBA also boasted luminaries such as Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Sidney Moncrief, and later in the decade, Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon. However, the player who scored the most points throughout the 1980s is not one of the many listed above, but Alex English, a player who has become a footnote in discussions about 80s basketball. English was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1976 NBA Draft, and after two uneventful seasons with them, he signed with the Indiana Pacers in the 1978-79 NBA season. This served as a breakout season for English, who averaged 16 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in 33.3 minutes per game, all career highs at the time. In the 1979-80 season, English
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