As selected in 1997 by a special panel of 50 former ABA sportswriters, radio announcers, referees, executives, owners, and fans.
Julius Erving was selected as the all-time Most Valuable Player and Slick Leonard was selected as the all-time coach.
| Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | From | To | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| Marvin Barnes | 1977 | 1980 | 171 | 21.7 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .442 | .672 | 4.4 | .057 | |
| Rick Barry | 1966 | 1980 | 794 | 36.3 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .449 | .330 | .900 | 93.4 | .156 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 1963 | 1975 | 570 | 32.2 | 16.0 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .469 | .750 | 58.2 | .152 | |
| Ron Boone | 1977 | 1981 | 379 | 28.5 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .454 | .337 | .854 | 11.5 | .051 |
| Mack Calvin | 1977 | 1981 | 222 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .420 | .125 | .848 | 5.9 | .086 |
| Billy Cunningham | 1966 | 1976 | 654 | 34.3 | 20.8 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .446 | .720 | 63.2 | .135 | |
| Louie Dampier | 1977 | 1979 | 232 | 19.1 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .488 | .748 | 6.7 | .073 | |
| Mel Daniels | 1977 | 1977 | 11 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .371 | .565 | 0.0 | -0.002 | |
| Julius Erving | 1977 | 1987 | 836 | 34.3 | 22.0 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .507 | .261 | .777 | 106.2 | .178 |
| Donnie Freeman | 1976 | 1976 | 64 | 23.1 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .434 | .819 | 2.4 | .078 | |
| George Gervin | 1977 | 1986 | 791 | 33.5 | 26.2 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .511 | .297 | .844 | 88.1 | .159 |
| Artis Gilmore | 1977 | 1988 | 909 | 32.7 | 17.1 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | .599 | .077 | .713 | 107.4 | .174 |
| Connie Hawkins | 1970 | 1976 | 499 | 34.5 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .467 | .785 | 47.5 | .132 | |
| Spencer Haywood | 1971 | 1983 | 760 | 33.7 | 19.2 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .465 | .125 | .800 | 61.4 | .115 |
| Dan Issel | 1977 | 1985 | 718 | 31.1 | 20.4 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .506 | .253 | .797 | 82.3 | .177 |
| Jimmy Jones | 1975 | 1977 | 140 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .505 | .738 | 6.2 | .115 | |
| Freddie Lewis | 1967 | 1977 | 64 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .401 | .771 | 0.6 | .031 | |
| Maurice Lucas | 1977 | 1988 | 855 | 29.0 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .473 | .111 | .763 | 58.7 | .114 |
| Moses Malone | 1977 | 1995 | 1329 | 33.9 | 20.6 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .491 | .100 | .769 | 167.1 | .178 |
| George McGinnis | 1976 | 1982 | 528 | 30.7 | 17.2 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .448 | .080 | .651 | 36.2 | .107 |
| Billy Paultz | 1977 | 1985 | 637 | 21.4 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .491 | .000 | .643 | 26.3 | .093 |
| Charlie Scott | 1972 | 1980 | 560 | 34.4 | 17.9 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .444 | .182 | .772 | 26.9 | .067 |
| James Silas | 1977 | 1982 | 357 | 24.2 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .485 | .000 | .852 | 22.0 | .122 |
| David Thompson | 1977 | 1984 | 509 | 32.0 | 22.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .504 | .277 | .778 | 50.8 | .150 |
| Willie Wise | 1977 | 1978 | 77 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .459 | .644 | 2.5 | .085 | |