It was enjoyable reading the SI articles on Albert King linked by DBR. He was hyped as a superstar from an early age and by the time he was a senior, Magic and Gene Banks were considered the three best prospects in the country. Albert had a very nice career at Maryland and was ACC POY during his junior year. However, unlike Magic neither he nor Banks were great players, IMO. I recall a close friend of mine concluding that Albert had more of a suburban game (great jump shooter who was so-so putting the ball on the floor) compared to his brother at Tennessee, Bernard, who had great moves around the basket and a remarkable ability to get off a shot when closely guarded.
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