By David Jordan Jr
1997 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Alex English is one of the greatest small forwards to have ever played the game.
A prolific scorer and an All-American during his collegiate career, he was drafted 23rd out of the University of South Carolina in the 1976 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
During his NBA career, English would be named to the NBA All-Star game eight times, win the 1983 scoring title and he was also named to the All-NBA Second Team three times.
It was during his career in the mid-1970s through the 1980s that English would match up against some of the greatest small forwards to ever play in the NBA. Players such as Julius Erving, James Worthy, Larry Bird, Marques Johnson, Jamaal Wilkes, Adrian Dantley, Bernard King and Dominique Wilkins (all Naismith Hall of Fame Inductees) would all battle against English during the course of the regular season and in the NBA Playoffs.
English talked to ESHE about those battles at the small forward position in the 1980s and what enabled him to achieve success at the highest level.
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