12 Players You NEED to Know (A-C)

[@jonnyarnett]

Who would you like to see in the series??

[@YV_playzz1211]

As a younger nba fan u have really increased my basketball knowledge to a very high level to what I used to be

[@ragingBob]

Mark price as a Clevelander would love to see more recognition to a shooter like him

[@slanderman3296]

Detlef scheimpf

[@atti_odyssey]

Dolph Schayes

[@EEEBOXING]

Dennis Johnson, Chris Webber, Jo Jo White

[@celtics17banners84]

My vote would be Dennis Johnson. He needs some respect

[@kenallen4175]

The late great DJ!!!

[@jaredgreiff4674]

Beat me to it!

[@kenallen4175]

I think Larry said he was the smartest player he ever played with.

[@TheSuperkeithg]

Definitely! People aren’t aware that he was a star player for the championship Super Sonics before the Boston dynasty

[@codyeble0713]

​@@kenallen4175he did

[@marcelo_huertas]

Gail goodrich is criminally underrated, way ahead of his times was a big part of that Lakers championship in '72

[@jaysenbustamante9926]

Leading scoring for that team too

[@tlharris40]

Detlef Schrempf would be great for this series. I appreciate and enjoy what you do with your Channel. Keep up the great work.

[@jdcsteelers498]

That dude was goooood

[@TheSaraNate]

Love this concept, Johnny! Another letter "A" that comes to mind - Shareef Abdur-Rahim

[@jbizz80]

Gotta love Michael Adams and that strange one-handed push shot.

[@anthonys3892]

I love learning NBA history from you. My player of choice I’d want to see more about is Andrei Kirilenko. In a league of Tim Duncans, Kevin Garnetts, and Ben Wallaces, he still stood out.

[@vukotabrajovic5988]

Vlade Divac! Young basketball fans should know who was the "Jokić before Jokić", a Serbian guy that was certainly the best facilitator among the big players of his time, while at the same time was very capable defensive player who averaged more than 1.5 blocks and steals per game numerous times during his career.

[@NaptownsClassic]

And the only player in the league with a pack and a half a day habit 😂

[@kbjpj8249]

No

[@fortynights1513]

There are several players who deserve a mention. Jermaine O’Neil is one that comes to my mind, and World B. Free is another.

[@al-nur999]

Would love to see Bernard King in this list, he's one of the forgotten legends out there

[@colingamer5073]

Cliff Robinson (Not Clifford the one for the blazers) but the one that played with cavs and nets. One of the most forgotten non-all stars.

[@stevelegreid]

Would love to see a prime Antonio McDyess video. Jimmy Jackson as well

[@colingamer5073]

As a Mavs fan, I loved to see Mark Aguirre on the list. One of the most underrated scoring legends ever.

[@otakultur5624]

Hope you talk about Dale Ellis. Élite shooter ahead of his time. Made 9 3s in a game in 1990. Peaked with a 28-4-2 statline , on 50-48-82%. Played 69 minutes in a single game. MIP in 87. Was an Allstar caliber player each year in Seattle, then get traded for Ricky Pierce and collapsed into the bench. Really an interessing career

[@commenter1976]

Dale Ellis was a dawg. Love to see a real fan of the game like myself. ❤

[@PIP...33]

@@commenter1976 TERRELL BRANDON, MCDYESS BLOCKS, KENNY ANDERSON DRIBBLING, BONES BARRY MOST KIND PERSON IN NBA HIS FREE THROW DUNK AND ALL 3'S WHEN HE CARRY DUNCAN ETC

[@colingamer5073]

@@PIP...33what are you talking about

[@leseanwalston7916]

Lol Fun Fact him and my brother were neighbors in Powder Springs GA about 15-20yrs ago and they had multiple physical altercations lol🤦🏿‍♂️ my brother had mental issue at the time tho🤷🏿‍♂️

[@rileyneff1889]

I’m hoping Jeff Hornacek gets a nod in this series. As a Jazz fan in the ‘90s, it was a treat watching him constantly hitting the most impossible looking shots as an old man.

[@dennisc2154]

Too bad ..many though Hornacek was a 90s plumber ..not realizing he was a good nba player 😀

[@fortynights1513]

I’ve heard some argue that if they had a second passer like him earlier, Utah could have been much better.

[@jbizz80]

Cannot wait till you get to Mark Price and Kevin Johnson. Two of my favorite players growing up.

[@planet3vitaminpacks]

Maurice Lucas. ABA star and Championship winner. Original “Enforcer”. Helped lead Portland Trailblazers to the promised land.

[@planet3vitaminpacks]

Another good one would be Bobby Dandridge….he’s in the Hall of Fame and few today remember him. Totally obscure choice and not necessarily for this list would be Billy Ray Bates…. I’d say he’s like an early version of Jeremy Lin. He signed from the CBA and was electric…for a while.

[@Chris-lu4vm]

@@planet3vitaminpacksanother one that isn’t too known I think personally is lebron, I don’t think he’s talked about enough or appreciated, his team too, who the fuck talks about the lakers

[@mongoslade277]

​@@planet3vitaminpacksIs that the guy that played with Portland?? Filipino people love him

[@planet3vitaminpacks]

@@mongoslade277 - Yes Maurice Lucas played with Portland for many years and later a short stint with the Lakers. My favorite Blazer as a kid. Later Clyde Drexler was a favorite.

[@36oz94]

Man they had some great names back then , mookie , mugsy, tiny, downtown feeddy Brown . Great video

[@Midragor]

You're on fire Jonny! Great video as always

[@interentnerd4729]

Dude I love this idea so much. It is so cool to see players not known by many casual fans. Appreciate your coverage on all these guys. A couple playes I think could be mentioned later are Detleaf Schrempf and Drazen Petrovic. I feel like both of those european stars go unmentioned. But once again such a cool video and idea.

[@lukaslambs5780]

Bill Walton. He is an interesting guy on and off the court. He was an all time great level player for his brief prime before injuries. I’m 22 and a lot of my friends don’t know much about him or the 70s in general. Keep up the awesome work Johnny!

[@russellst.martin4255]

I love this idea. Before the video even started I instantly thought of Mookie Blaylock and Tom Chambers. My dad was actually friends with Fred Brown's brother in High school and told me about having dinner at their house once.

[@2KDUDE22]

I know I’m biased as a Knicks fan but Alan Houston was underrated, he was a playoff performer avaeraged near 20 pts a game and before leg injuries took his career he was just getting started I think he had 2 50 pt games that year he got hurt and was never the same.

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

Great point! It used to be Ewing's team. But it begun to turn to Houston and Sprewell's Knicks. Houston had such a smooth jumper.

[@Wadecounty]

As a Heat fan, I'll never forget Allan Houston

[@rajithnambiar2737]

Huge fan of yours man. Being a person from India, we guys normally do not follow the game of basketball over here. But, because of you and other great content creators in KZbin, amongst my friends I can boost I know more about the game of basketball than them. Thank you so much for creating great content and informative contents... Please keep up the great work 🎉

[@chocamocha4541]

I appreciate you giving more recognition to these players, not many casuals know about them

[@christophergooding9820]

Jonny is a casual. He just talks about players stats or accolades. Rarely their actual games

[@swoog10]

I’m actually a competitive basketball fan myself

[@garrettshort7920]

​@christophergooding9820 not really. He's pretty good at giving basic information about almost any player to ever play

[@christophergooding9820]

@@garrettshort7920he basically just talks about stars or franchise players so idk how that’s any player ever. And again the basic information is stuff you could find on wikipedia and bball reference w/o watching a single game

[@brandonbrown88]

Can’t call somebody a casual for not knowing old ass players that they can’t even watch.

[@RubenSilva-tk4yb]

Great idea for a series. You'll have to go around the alphabet multiple times to cover everyone. Could name 100 dudes, so here's a motley mix of HoF and borderline HoF guys: Terry Cummings, Vinnie Johnson, Eddie Jones, Fat Lever, Shawn Marion, Drazen Petrovic, Arvydas Sabonis, Jack Sikma, Paul Silas, Nate Thurmond, Wes Unseld...

[@nbarealtalker]

Would love to see Earl Boykins on a list like this. He was strong as an ox, small like Mugsy and clutch as hell. I remember him dropping record points in overtime wins.

[@codyeble0713]

I remember he play in my rec league in the summer to stay in shape.. he'd come in, score a smooth 80 without breaking a sweat lol crazy

[@homerthompson416]

Oh man Bulls Vs Blazers on SNES had that Tom Chambers dunk on Mark Jackson as his signature move in the game.

[@dariohamidi]

Someone that needs to be mentioned later in the series is Hal Greer, NBA Champ and sidekick of wilt in his prime, absolute beast

[@ur_wrong1209]

I knew all of these players already, but some of the facts were cool, didn’t know that Muggsy dished 10 assists a game.

[@jonmcdaniels7219]

Thanks man I like how u put Dave bing and Nate archibald

[@17thN.O]

Great video. All these players were significant contributors to the game. I saw most of these dudes play and definitely remember them and had their cards.

[@noybnoyb356]

Adrian Dantley and Benard King are some others you can include.

[@mrjermz5406]

Amazing list. Bonus fact for Mookie Blaylock: the band Pearl Jam was originally named after him.

[@lukeherman6292]

That's what I was thinking of when he came up!

[@kazank1526]

Great series hope it continues

[@charlieprince8671]

Mitch Richmond. Never gets enough love. Even Jordan said he was absolute hell.

[@phillipcummings3518]

Muggys was one of my favorite players as a kid

[@rickye2459]

my votes would be for jack sikma, allen houston, Sidney Moncrief, Fat Lever, John Starks, Adrian Dantley, Bernard King, Alvin Robertson.

[@teazy7468]

Excellent content as always and great idea too. I have a couple guys: Rod Strickland and Agent 0 Gilbert Arenas

[@solrac4270]

Hey jonny. You should make a video on Oscar Schmidt and his achievements, great legend. One of the biggest, if not the biggest what if of nba history. He was an unbelievable shooter, and great team leader, for Brazil Olympic teams through the 80s and 90s. Although never played in the nba (due to restrictions on the contract), he is the all time Scoring leader of the sport with almost 50k points, insane averages. And also was one of the biggest inspirations to Kobe (check that out). Again, might be unknown to may, but the guy was a beast, had such an amazing history and dedication. He was also inducted to the hall of fame presented by none other than Larry Bird. (watch his acceptance speech, he's very funny as well). Many disregard him due to playing in weaker regions (which is somewhat correct) but with those number you have to start reconsidering things, being even able to beat the USA Olympic team in one occasion. If you havent heard of him, check his story out, i guarantee its amazing! Cheers

[@RoChede]

If he haven't heard about Oscar (who gave the best HOF speech , btw, so funny and so beatiful, nobody has this man's HEART), something is very, very wrong. Oscar and Sabonis are the biggest "what if" in NBA history.These guys, at their primes, would turn the league upside down if they got there in the 80's. But while Sabonis were not allowed to play for several years, Oscar choose not to, since he would have to be out of his national team... As a brazilian who grow up watching him, I am so glad of his choice. And we all know what he did to USA in 1987.That was bigger than one NBA ring. :)

[@niharnanjappamusic]

Keep up the great work, Jonny! Some of the great older players I think would fit here: Dave Cowens, Billy Cunningham, Bobby Jones, Maurice Cheeks, and Richie Guerin

[@justinr5989]

Great callouts here, these guys really are under-appreciated! But at least they made the HOF 😊

[@melvinburchett]

Love this idea, a lot of these cats don't get talked about these days. There have been so many great players, it's hard to keep up with!

[@jmckie45]

Walt Bellamy went to my church when I was a kid. One of the legends of the game.

[@aswanwilliam]

Man this a great video giving respect to past forgotten players. I would like to see Nick van excel Mike Bibby Mark Price Michael Cooper Alonzo Mourning Mark Eaton. Such a great underrated channel we appreciate your passion for the game. Dennis Rodman too.

[@fortynights1513]

He’s already done a video on Van Exel, but the others I’d recommend he do.

[@joeyalston598]

Aww man I was hoping to see Earl Boykins in here 😢. He was my favorite player growing up as a diehard nuggets fan. He was amazing, and he still holds the NBA record for most points in overtime

[@jonnyarnett]

Ah spap, that’s a good one. Like I said, I might go through the alphabet multiple times, so if I do, I’ll include Boykins next time 👍 I just put him on my list

[@Drbasuraba]

This is dope, I just wanna keep growing my basketball knowledge. Exactly the type of videos I’m looking for!

[@MMK77344]

You do such a good job of highlighting so many smaller things and then covering larger things that are well known in such specific ways well

[@TomBieniek]

Great New Video Idea. Much love as always 💯❤️✌🏻

[@phillykid512]

Steve Francis, World B. Free, Mo Cheeks, Damon Stoudamire, Deron Williams, Randolph Childress, Travis Best, God Shammgod, Allen Houston, Mark Price, Dan Majerle, just to name a few.

[@Irfanhill]

Great idea! I'm glad you're doing it so we can know more about players whose name sound vaguely familiar and who just show up on sporcle or other sports trivia things. For example, I did not even know what Adams looked like. I knew Nate "tiny" Archibald a lot more though, even thought you went a bit fast on him.

[@khi_wick]

omgggg jonny u make my day🤝🏾

[@ArmandFox]

It's great that you shine a light on some of these players Johny, this series gets my full support 🎉

[@KotomiP]

Alex English, Jack Sikma, Xavier McDaniel, Dan Majerle, Ron Harper, Glen Rice, Horace Grant, Rik Smits, Detlef Schrempf, Jeff Hornacek, Chris Mullin, Steve Smith, Toni Kukoc, Mitch Richmond, Wayman Tisdale, Jeff Malone, Bernard King, World B. Free, Dan Issel, Billy Cunningham

[@gregwright2059]

AC Green, Rod Strickland, Vernon Maxwell, Dan Marley (however ots spelled), Charlie Scott, Orlando Woolridge, Toni Kukoc, Aaron McKie, Cedric Maxwell, Hal Greer.

[@FoulTarnished47]

Amazing idea for a video and it's why I like this channel so much. While I like discourse about modern basketball, I also massively appreciate going back and looking at things we may have forgotten about the past!

[@andrewchester3527]

Never forgetting to like another Jonny Arnett vid. This dude is just too good with the content ong deserves the rec!!

[@markpotter3975]

I enjoyed Vin Baker in the 90s. I mailed basketball cards out to a few players, and he was kind enough to autograph it and mail it back.

[@edwardarcherwrestling6295]

This is gonna be fantastic. I've learned so much more than I thought I did about 80s-90s basketball because of you

[@LaDavinschi]

hey man great idea, i would love to lean more about players you normally dont hear from

[@TheOGHoopByTheBook]

Elite Video can’t wait for this series

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

Nice Walk down memory lane Jonny.

[@vernonleewarren280]

Great list and great content as usual 👍

[@jmckie45]

Mookie Blaylock is one of my favorite Hawks players.

[@masterchonk9111]

Love the content my vote would be Jerry Lucas forgotten 60s all star

[@overseer707]

new favorite series cant wait for coming episodes

[@stevencollins1031]

I love videos like this that give some shine to lesser known or players been forgotten about. Hopefully you continue this series because there's so many good or even great players that don't get talked about.

[@sidwalker4194]

Great series. Hope you include: Gus Johnson, Connie Hawkins, Alex English, Norm Nixon, Calvin Murphy, & Mark Price

[@alex4833]

Awesome video Jonny! I heard of most of the players you mentioned, but learned a lot. I remember Cassell (when he played with Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson) and Billups too (and especially remember the latter during the 2004 NBA Finals). I am looking forward to your video about Abdul-Rauf. Do you plan to include Peja Stojakovic in this series? To me, he was ahead of his time with his 3 PT shooting and he was pretty good during his prime. Hope you have a great day! 😊

[@arsmith21781]

Great video as always!! How about Mark Price, Rolondo Blackmon, Drazen Petrovic, & Alex English.

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

Good job as always Jonny. I've been appalled since reading Bill Simmons' Walter Bellamy segment in the former's The Book of Basketball. It was simply too derogatory of a player who slightly foreshadowed what was to come in Wilt Chamberlain. I'd recommend Jack Sikma what with the love you gave the Sonics in this video.

[@henningknoff1911]

Wonderful video! Please mention Sean Elliott, the guy had incredible potential.

[@richardjackson5670]

Jonny, you’re becoming my favorite vlogger. This video was amazing and we need to see more. I already knew about most these guys because I grew up watching the NBA in the 80’s! Keep up the good work!😊

[@frankincensemerchant1284]

I would love to see more of these videos, as for a specific payer then Mark Jackson, and Marc Gasol(not sure if he qualifies in this category tbh) come to mind.

[@thomash8501]

Fantastic video Jonny!! I'm a 49-year-old fan who was mainly raised on 1980's and 90's NBA basketball and it is great to see guys from my era represented.

[@YV_playzz1211]

Its always a good day when jonny uploads a banger

[@winstonsmith11]

Glenn Robinson, Isaiah Rider, Shawn Marion, Allan Houston

[@justinmunson1412]

Tom chambers was my second favorite after magic as a kid. Bring back our Sonics!

[@fortynights1513]

I’ve heard rumors, but I’ll believe it when I see it. Legit though, it’d be cool (and like coming full circle) if KD ended his career on an expansion Sonics team.

[@Nolmy300]

This is such a good idea for a series. You should definitely mention Spencer Haywood

[@massimocometti6529]

Spencer Haywood was also important in terms of players' draft elegibility: he made a lawsuit vs. the league to make players eligible to the draft before their college senior class, given a hardship exemption (as the ABA was doing at the time)

[@Nolmy300]

@@massimocometti6529 so interesting!

[@djibrildiop760]

I got to go with Mitch Richmond. Damn, What a Player!

[@Time-To-Obligation]

Please do Sam Jones, that dude is a Top 10 Shooting Guards of All-Time, I believe was Better than James Harden, he forgotten somehow, he was in NBA 75

[@RandomStuffFreak]

the only player i havent heard of was Fred Brown (and Chris Ford who was mentioned in the same bit) i love your videos

[@owenparker6651]

Downtown Freddy Brown! Man, it's been a minute since I heard that name! Very enjoyable. Looking forward to future installments!

[@ryanm9128]

Love this idea, please make these until you run out of players

[@alexlanza79]

Thanks for this video, I can't wait to see the other videos, I hope some youngsters can be inspired to get more educated about these guys who may not all be superstars but for sure they were not just some dudes on the court!

[@chancesylvester3283]

Gerald Wallace, Hersey Hawkins, dale ellis, Xavier McDaniel, David west, Zydrunas Ilgauskas

[@ShniitSchneyder]

love the new series!

[@allthingsfitness3957]

Love these types of videos Jonny

[@luckystarsan8798]

Jerry Lucas, Sidney Moncrief, Brandon Roy, Gail Goodrich, Sam Jones

[@Clubulls]

I would like to see Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Adrian Dantley and Jermaine O'neal

[@stevelegreid]

Fun fact: Pearl Jam’s original name was “Mookie Blaylock” and their first album is called Ten because that was his number

[@滋榎本]

Muggsy Bogues didn't make it to the All-Star Game during his playing days, but he was a very good NBA player. Especially Bogues passing and assists are great. I loved the 1990s Charlotte Hornets.

[@fortynights1513]

Glen Rice played for them correct me if I’m wrong. He had a top five MVP finish.

[@scoobjones6007]

Can’t wait for part two

[@matthewsabat8233]

Absolutely love this idea! Multiple lists sounds perfect! Keep being a basketball encyclopedia for all of us! The Basketball Hall of Fame needs more people like you! 🏀

[@92alpha13]

The band Pearl Jam original name was Mookie Blaylock.

[@alecboulton3537]

I’ve been at a tough work session for some days now and coming home late at night to this just made me literally cry I love this channel

[@giom3248]

I really enjoyed being educated Sir!

[@captainswagalicious]

Bogues is so underrated just because of the fact that his height did not stop him from being a talented player against guys a foot taller than him

[@jasonquinlan1733]

I would submit Reggie Theus. He was a good facilitator and played hard. He didn’t have many All Star appearances but had the 4th most assists in the decade of the 80s.

[@cadecrusader]

Thanks Jonny!

[@alejandros8035]

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