Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
The Best Players who Debuted in the 1960-61 Season
The following list of players made their debut in the 1960‑1961 season, ranked according to their Legends Score, which is a simple measure of a player's individual career accolades (a minimum of 1 point is required to make the list). Tap on other column headers to sort by name or position.
In addition to the list below, review the all-time best players for each team, and the all-time best players at each position.
| ⇦ 1959-60 | 1961-62 ⇨ |
| Player | Primary Teams | Position | Status | Legends Score |
| Jerry West |  | G |  | 91 |
| Oscar Robertson |   | G-F | | 69 |
| Lenny Wilkens |    | G | | 16 |
| Don Ohl |   | G | Eligible 1976 | 5 |