As selected in 1997 by a special panel of 50 former ABA sportswriters, radio announcers, referees, executives, owners, and fans.
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | From | To | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK |
| Marvin Barnes | 1975 | 1976 | 144 | 5563 | 3465 | 1927 | 399 | 220 | 271 | .500 | .214 | .701 | 38.6 | 24.1 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Rick Barry | 1969 | 1972 | 226 | 9328 | 6884 | 1695 | 935 | .477 | .277 | .880 | 41.3 | 30.5 | 7.5 | 4.1 | ||||
| Zelmo Beaty | 1971 | 1974 | 319 | 11328 | 6100 | 3716 | 526 | 62 | 143 | .536 | .154 | .807 | 35.5 | 19.1 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Ron Boone | 1969 | 1976 | 662 | 21596 | 12153 | 3302 | 2569 | 403 | 71 | .465 | .296 | .830 | 32.6 | 18.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Roger Brown | 1968 | 1975 | 605 | 21454 | 10498 | 3758 | 2315 | 103 | 81 | .469 | .321 | .791 | 35.5 | 17.4 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Mack Calvin | 1970 | 1976 | 533 | 18267 | 10620 | 1647 | 3067 | 346 | 16 | .451 | .253 | .866 | 34.3 | 19.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Darel Carrier | 1968 | 1973 | 350 | 12338 | 7011 | 1187 | 896 | .417 | .377 | .851 | 35.3 | 20.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | ||||
| Billy Cunningham | 1973 | 1974 | 116 | 4438 | 2684 | 1343 | 680 | 275 | 21 | .483 | .263 | .791 | 38.3 | 23.1 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Louie Dampier | 1968 | 1976 | 728 | 27770 | 13726 | 2282 | 4044 | 236 | 117 | .439 | .358 | .826 | 38.1 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Mel Daniels | 1968 | 1975 | 628 | 22340 | 11739 | 9494 | 1134 | 96 | 351 | .468 | .088 | .658 | 35.6 | 18.7 | 15.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Julius Erving | 1972 | 1976 | 407 | 16550 | 11662 | 4924 | 1952 | 764 | 648 | .504 | .322 | .778 | 40.7 | 28.7 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Donnie Freeman | 1968 | 1975 | 584 | 19546 | 11544 | 2112 | 2121 | 113 | 37 | .458 | .151 | .799 | 33.5 | 19.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| George Gervin | 1973 | 1976 | 269 | 9061 | 5887 | 1995 | 584 | 342 | 377 | .480 | .234 | .831 | 33.7 | 21.9 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Artis Gilmore | 1972 | 1976 | 420 | 17465 | 9362 | 7169 | 1273 | 178 | 1431 | .557 | .286 | .668 | 41.6 | 22.3 | 17.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Connie Hawkins | 1968 | 1969 | 117 | 4998 | 3295 | 1479 | 504 | .515 | .161 | .765 | 42.7 | 28.2 | 12.6 | 4.3 | ||||
| Spencer Haywood | 1970 | 1970 | 84 | 3808 | 2519 | 1637 | 190 | .493 | .000 | .776 | 45.3 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 2.3 | ||||
| Dan Issel | 1971 | 1976 | 500 | 19442 | 12823 | 5426 | 1103 | 245 | 136 | .491 | .149 | .786 | 38.9 | 25.6 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Warren Jabali | 1969 | 1975 | 447 | 15264 | 7666 | 2985 | 2389 | 384 | 29 | .431 | .319 | .756 | 34.1 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 1968 | 1974 | 546 | 20873 | 10465 | 2658 | 2786 | 154 | 32 | .510 | .250 | .789 | 38.2 | 19.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Freddie Lewis | 1968 | 1976 | 686 | 24038 | 11660 | 2661 | 2883 | 355 | 21 | .433 | .280 | .819 | 35.0 | 17.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Maurice Lucas | 1975 | 1976 | 166 | 5325 | 2518 | 1786 | 511 | 164 | 121 | .463 | .185 | .775 | 32.1 | 15.2 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Moses Malone | 1975 | 1976 | 126 | 4373 | 2171 | 1622 | 140 | 110 | 156 | .552 | .000 | .629 | 34.7 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| George McGinnis | 1972 | 1975 | 314 | 11985 | 7919 | 4056 | 1104 | 525 | 96 | .470 | .290 | .682 | 38.2 | 25.2 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Doug Moe | 1968 | 1972 | 378 | 12081 | 6161 | 2560 | 1197 | .428 | .213 | .800 | 32.0 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 3.2 | ||||
| Bob Netolicky | 1968 | 1976 | 618 | 20554 | 9876 | 5518 | 848 | 37 | 52 | .492 | .194 | .661 | 33.3 | 16.0 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Billy Paultz | 1971 | 1976 | 487 | 16762 | 7667 | 5406 | 1163 | 180 | 751 | .502 | .000 | .724 | 34.4 | 15.7 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Charlie Scott | 1971 | 1972 | 157 | 6246 | 4800 | 812 | 819 | .456 | .257 | .775 | 39.8 | 30.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||||
| James Silas | 1973 | 1976 | 328 | 11730 | 5978 | 1324 | 1413 | 356 | 49 | .504 | .000 | .857 | 35.8 | 18.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| David Thompson | 1976 | 1976 | 83 | 3101 | 2158 | 525 | 308 | 136 | 102 | .515 | .158 | .794 | 37.4 | 26.0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Willie Wise | 1970 | 1976 | 475 | 17025 | 9110 | 4322 | 1452 | 197 | 59 | .477 | .219 | .730 | 35.8 | 19.2 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |