There were more future Hall of Famers in action that season than in any other single season; among them were young stars who would continue on in the league for years, and old stars who’d debuted in the distant past. At twenty-two, Scottie Pippen and Reggie Miller were the youngest. At forty, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the oldest. Between them, youngest to oldest, were twenty-nine other future Hall of Famers: Michael Jordan (24), Chris Mullin (24), Karl Malone (24), Joe Dumars (24), Charles Barkley (24), Hakeem Olajuwon (24); Patrick Ewing (25), Clyde Drexler (25), John Stockton (25); Dennis
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