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Julius Erving

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Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American former professional basketball player. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), and he was the best-known player in that league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975–1976 season. Erving won three championships, four Most Valuable Player awards and three scoring titles with the ABA's Virginia Squires and New York Nets (now the NBA's Brooklyn Nets) and the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Erving is the 33rd most popular basketball player (down from 20th in 2019), the 2,924th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,069th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Julius Erving ranks 33 out of 1,757. Before him are Arvydas Sabonis, Nikola Jokić, Dean Smith, Mark Eaton, Oscar Robertson, and Luka Dončić. After him are Uljana Semjonova, Sergei Belov, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Svetislav Pešić, Bob Lanier, and Pat Riley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Julius Erving ranks 141. Before him are Tim Keller, Joe Perry, Moshe Ya'alon, Alberto Juantorena, Scooter Libby, and Kazuhisa Kono. After him are Nancy Allen, Ernesto Samper, Péter Esterházy, Mirko Cvetković, Roberto Bettega, and Vagit Alekperov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 2,924 out of 20,380. Before him are Ian Somerhalder (1978), Marcia Gay Harden (1959), Marshall Sahlins (1930), Robert Cialdini (1945), Edward Zwick (1952), and Malcolm Glazer (1928). After him are Richard Holbrooke (1941), George Hamilton (1939), Jeffrey Jones (1946), Kevin Mitnick (1963), Frances Harper (1825), and Mehmet Oz (1960).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Julius Erving ranks 23. Before him are Chris Mullin (1963), Larry Bird (1956), LeBron James (1984), Dean Smith (1931), Mark Eaton (1957), and Oscar Robertson (1938). After him are Bob Lanier (1948), Pat Riley (1945), Jamaal Wilkes (1953), Doug Collins (1951), James Harden (1989), and Derrick Rose (1988).

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