Julius Erving, better known as “Dr. J,” is one of the basketball players most responsible for the NBA-ABA merger after the 1976 season. Erving was easily one of the greatest players in ABA history, playing first for the league’s Virginia Squires and then the New York Nets. After the merger, Erving starred for the Philadelphia 76ers until his 1987 retirement. It would be tough to find a player who personifies “cool” better than Dr. J. In...Continue Reading