Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
| ⇦ 1970-71 | 1972-73 ⇨ |
The Best Players of the 1971-72 Season
The following players represent the best of the 1971-72 regular season.
MVP Top 3
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |  |
| 1 | Artis Gilmore |  |
| 2 | Jerry West |  |
| 2 | Dan Issel | |
| 3 | Wilt Chamberlain | |
| 3 | Zelmo Beaty |  |
NBA Finals MVP
All-NBA Selections
| All-NBA Team | Player | Team | Position |
| 1st | Jerry West | | G |
| Walt Frazier |  | G | |
| John Havlicek |  | F | |
| Spencer Haywood |  | F | |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | | C | |
| 2nd | Tiny Archibald |  | G |
| Archie Clark |  | G | |
| Bob Love |  | F | |
| Billy Cunningham |  | F | |
| Wilt Chamberlain | | C | |
All-Star Teams
Starters
| All-Star Team | Player | Team |
| East | Dave Cowens | |
| Billy Cunningham | | |
| Walt Frazier | | |
| John Havlicek | | |
| Lou Hudson |  | |
| West | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
| Gail Goodrich | | |
| Spencer Haywood | | |
| Bob Love | | |
| Jerry West | | |
Reserves
| Player | Team | All-Star Team |
| Butch Beard |  | East |
| Archie Clark |  | East |
| Dave DeBusschere | | East |
| John Johnson | | East |
| Bob Kauffman |  | East |
| Jack Marin | | East |
| Wes Unseld | | East |
| Tom Van Arsdale | | East |
| Jo Jo White | | East |
| Wilt Chamberlain | | West |
| Connie Hawkins |  | West |
| Elvin Hayes |  | West |
| Bob Lanier |  | West |
| Oscar Robertson | | West |
| Cazzie Russell |  | West |
| Paul Silas | | West |
| Jimmy Walker | | West |
| Sidney Wicks |  | West |
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