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| Position | Small forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | January 5 1954  Columbia, South Carolina |
| College | University of South Carolina |
| Draft | 2nd round, 6th overall, 1976 Milwaukee Bucks |
| Pro career | 1976–1991 |
| Former teams | Milwaukee Bucks 1976-1978 Indiana Pacers 1978-1980 Denver Nuggets 1980-1990 Dallas Mavericks 1990-1991 |
| Awards | 7-time NBA All Star, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Player Inductee (1997) |
Alex English (born January 5 1954 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a retired American basketball player. A forward, he played at the University of South Carolina and most notably with the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets. He averaged 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during his NBA career. He was named to seven NBA All-Star teams, his #2 jersey was retired by the Nuggets, and he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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NBA career
English spent the majority of his career with the Nuggets, but also played briefly with the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks. He was drafted in 1976 by the Bucks, and was part of a rookie class that includes fellow Hall of Famer Robert Parish. Most of his time in Milwaukee was spent as a back-up. However, it wasn't until he was sent to Indiana in 1978 that he began his reputation as a scorer, averaging 16 points there before being traded to Denver. English was traded to the Nuggets midway through the 1979-80 season for George McGinnis, a former Pacers star from their ABA days. It turned out to be one of the most one-sided trades in NBA history; McGinnis was out of the league by 1982. English's career ended in 1991, with a short stint for the Dallas Mavericks, where he once again played back-up, averaging ten points a game. English's style has been described as smooth and elegant. Not possessing the physical strength of contemporaries such as Dominique Wilkins and James Worthy, English instead relied on technique and finesse. These skills allowed him to place 11th on the NBA all-time scoring list as of July 2005 with 25,613 points. He was the first player ever to string together eight straight 2,000-point seasons. He has the distinction of being the top scorer in the 1980s.
Recent
Since June 2004, English has been the director of player development and an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. He joined the Raptors after spending the previous two season as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks.
Acting career
Alex English has dabbled in acting. His debut came in the 1987 motion picture Amazing Grace and Chuck, playing a fictitious Boston Celtics star. He has also had roles in the television series Midnight Caller 1989 and played the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Eddie (1996). To date, his last role was as "The Premiere" 1997's The Definite Maybe.
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| Preceded by Junior Bridgeman |
NBA Players Association President 1985–1987 |
Succeeded by Isiah Thomas |
