Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
| ⇦ 1977-78 | 1979-80 ⇨ |
The Best Players of the 1978-79 Season
The following players represent the best of the 1978-79 regular season.
MVP Top 3
| 1 | Moses Malone |  |
| 2 | George Gervin |  |
| 3 | Elvin Hayes |  |
All-NBA Selections
| All-NBA Team | Player | Team | Position |
| 1st | George Gervin | | G |
| Paul Westphal |  | G | |
| Marques Johnson |  | F | |
| Elvin Hayes | | F | |
| Moses Malone | | C | |
| 2nd | Phil Ford |  | G |
| World B. Free |  | G | |
| Bob Dandridge | | F | |
| Walter Davis | | F | |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |  | C | |
All-Star Teams
Starters
| All-Star Team | Player | Team |
| East | Julius Erving |  |
| George Gervin | | |
| Moses Malone | | |
| Pete Maravich |  | |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | | |
| West | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
| Marques Johnson | | |
| George McGinnis |  | |
| David Thompson | | |
| Paul Westphal | | |
Reserves
| Player | Team | All-Star Team |
| Doug Collins |  | East |
| Bob Dandridge | | East |
| Elvin Hayes | | East |
| Larry Kenon | | East |
| Bob Lanier |  | East |
| Calvin Murphy | | East |
| Campy Russell |  | East |
| Otis Birdsong | | West |
| Walter Davis | | West |
| Artis Gilmore |  | West |
| Dennis Johnson |  | West |
| Maurice Lucas |  | West |
| Jack Sikma | | West |
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