a starting to decline kareem and julius erving rivaled each other in terms of bpm and VORP - on both sides of the ball. it's probably why they were top two. another hot scoring season for gervin? but does it translate to being valuable? and a new face shows up in the incredibly underrated defensively larry bird.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Julius Erving
George Gervin
Larry Bird
Link to BB Reference Stats: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1980_per_minute.html