The Best Players who Debuted in the 1985-86 Season

The following list of players made their debut in the 1985‑1986 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.

⇦ 1984-85

1986-87 ⇨

Player	Primary Teams	Position	Status	Legends Score
Karl Malone		F		111
Patrick Ewing		C-F		34
Joe Dumars		G		20
Chris Mullin		F-G		17
Detlef Schrempf		F-C	Eligible 2007	4
Manute Bol		C	Eligible 2001	2
Terry Porter		G	Eligible 2008	2