So where do we start? Is it at Ron Artest or at World Metta Peace?  Or, who knows?

Mark Jackson may very well be the Dennis Rodman of assists; and Rodman got in to the Hall being a great rebounder. At number three all time on the assist list behind Stockton and Kidd it seems like Jackson some serious consideration by now; of course his reputation as being one dimensional player does not help.  He was too slow, couldn't shoot and never won.  You would think that being able to run a team and being number three all time in anything should at least get you discussed, Then again he is only number thirteen on assists per game: behind number twelve Kevin Porter who is not getting into the Hall of Fame in any time in the near future. 

When professional basketball took the steps to become the modern NBA, Max Zaslofsky was one of their first stars, playing first for the Chicago Stags in 1946-47 of the Basketball Association of America.  Zaslofsky, at age 21, was the youngest man to make the All-League First Team, and it was a record that stood for sixty years until it was broken by LeBron James.

Zaslofsky went on to be a First-Team All-BAA selection the next two years, averaging over 20 Points per Game in a very low-scoring era.  As the Stage migrated to the NBA, the sweet-shooting Zaslofsky was again First Team.  The Stags folded in 1950, and Zaslofsky was able to return home when the New York Knicks in the dispersal draft.  The Guard was still a very good player, adding an All-Star in 1952.  While he never won a title, he did help New York reach two NBA Finals.  He would later be traded to Baltimore, then Milwaukee, and closed his career with three seasons in Fort Wayne.

At the time of his retirement, Max Zaslofsky left an indelible mark on the league. He was the third leading scorer in NBA history, a ranking that placed him just behind the legendary George Mikan and Joe Fulks. Zaslofsky's contributions to the game were further recognized when he was named to the NBA 25th Anniversary Team.