Awards and Records
Gervin was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, had his #44 jersey retired by the Spurs and was named to the NBA's 50 Greatest Players. Gervin was ranked #45 on SLAM Magazine's Top 50 NBA Players of All Time in 2009.
He remains active in the San Antonio community with his seven organizations designed specifically for underprivileged kids, including the George Gervin Youth Center. Gervin is beloved in San Antonio and believes that his own experience as an underprivileged child in Michigan inspired him to get involved.
At the time of his trade to the Bulls, he held nearly every significant scoring record in Spurs history. Many of his records have been surpassed by David Robinson and Tim Duncan, but Gervin is still the Spurs' all-time leader in field goals made (9,201) and field goal attempts (18,111) – and if ABA numbers are included, Gervin remains the Spurs' all-time leader in total points scored (23,602). Gervin retired with the most blocks by any guard in NBA history. He now ranks 5th all time amongst guards.
Though a revered NBA and ABA All-Star and Hall of Famer, Gervin never made an appearance with a team in either an NBA or ABA championship series during his 13-year career in American professional basketball.
Gervin holds the distinction of being a former teammate of both Julius Erving (with the Squires) and Michael Jordan (with the Bulls).
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