Season Review
1978-1979 Legacy Index Gains
A season-by-season look at who added Legacy Index points in 1978-1979 and which achievements created those gains.
Players are ordered by 1978-1979 gain. Ties are ordered by earlier debut season, then by older debut age.
Summary
1978-1979 Total Added
Players With Gains
12
Total Points Added
+40
Top Gain
+9
Achievements
Gains by Player
- +9 Dennis Johnson Finals MVP, NBA Championship 10
- +9 Moses Malone MVP, All-NBA First Team 9
- +4 Elvin Hayes Finals Runner-Up, All-NBA First Team 10
- +3 Paul Westphal All-NBA First Team 7
- +3 George Gervin All-NBA First Team 7
- +3 Gus Williams NBA Championship 4
- +3 Marques Johnson All-NBA First Team 3
- +2 Bob Dandridge Finals Runner-Up, All-NBA Second Team 5
- +1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA Second Team 11
- +1 World B. Free All-NBA Second Team 2
- +1 Walter Davis All-NBA Second Team 2
- +1 Phil Ford All-NBA Second Team 1