Vote: Who is the Best NBA Player ever from Kentucky?

In part two of this series, I am giving you 7 candidates who played college basketball at the University of Kentucky, once again in alphabetical order so that my own opinion will not be taken into account. You can vote for the one you feel is best with the poll on the right side of the screen.

The Candidates

Rex Chapman (1988-2000) - 14.6 pts, 2.5 reb, 2.7 ast

All-Rookie 2nd Team

#100 all-time in 3-point field goals

Louie Dampier (1967-1979) - 15.9 pts, 2.6 reb, 4.9 ast

7-time ABA All-Star

4-time All-ABA 2nd Team

ABA Champion (1975)

#1 in ABA in 3-point percentage in 1974

#1 all-time in ABA in assists and points

Cliff Hagan (1956-1970) - 17.7 pts, 6.6 reb, 3.2 ast

6-time All-Star

2-time 2nd Team All-NBA

NBA Champion (1958)

Hall of Fame (1978)

#2 in field goal percentage in 1958

#5 in free throw percentage in 1962

#5 in scoring in 1959 and 1960

Dan Issel (1970-1985) - 22.6 pts, 9.1 reb, 2.4 ast

7-time All-Star

ABA Champion (1975)

Hall of Fame (1993)

ABA Rookie of the Year

All-ABA First Team (1972)

4-time All-ABA Second Team

3-time ABA Scoring Leader

#2 in field goal percentage in 1973

Jamal Mashburn (1993-2004) - 19.1 pts, 5.4 reb, 4.0 ast

NBA All-Star (2003)

Eastern Conference Player of the Month (Feb 2003)

All-NBA Third Team (2003)

All-Rookie First Team

#5 in scoring in 1995

Frank Ramsey (1954-1964) - 13.4 pts, 5.5 reb, 1.8 ast

7-time NBA Champion

Hall of Fame (1982)

#4 in free throw percentage in 1961 and 1962

Antoine Walker (1996-2008) - 17.5 pts, 7.7 reb, 3.5 ast

3-time All-Star

Eastern Conference Player of the Month (Dec 2001)

All-Rookie First Team

NBA Champion (2006)

#1 in minutes in 2002

#1 in 3-pointers in 2001

#5 in scoring in 1998

#8 in rebounds in 1998

#10 in steals in 2001

There you have the candidates for best player from the University of Kentucky. 3 of them are in the Hall of Fame, but does that make them the best ever? You be the judge.

NBA Player of the Day

Kevin Durant - OKC - 39 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast, 13-23 FG, 3-5 3P, 10-12 FT

Durant had his highest scoring game since the beginning of February and led the Thunder to an overtime win over the Golden State Warriors, which helped them hold on to the #4 seed in the Western Conference and the home court advantage for the first round of the playoffs.

Predictions - 30 Mar

Upset picks are in italics.

Possible upsets are underlined.

NBA

Magic at Hawks - Magic by 2

Pistons at Pacers - Pacers by 5

Rockets at 76ers - 76ers by 2

Heat at Wizards - Heat by 11

Bucks at Raptors - Bucks by 2

Cavaliers at Bobcats - Bobcats by 8

Nets at Knicks - Knicks by 9

Trail Blazers at Hornets - Hornets by 3

Bulls at Timberwolves - Bulls by 9

Warriors at Grizzlies - Grizzlies by 8

Kings at Nuggets - Nuggets by 12

Thunder at Suns - Thunder by 1

Mavericks at Clippers - Mavericks by 4

Prediction Results - 29 Mar

NBA: 2-2 (.500) 651-271 overall (.706)