Editing Alex English (section)

===Legacy===
When English left the [[Denver Nuggets]], he was the holder of nearly every team record, including most career points (21,645), assists (3,679), games (837) and minutes (29,893) in a Nuggets uniform, along with the highest career scoring average with the team (25.9) of any player. The Nuggets retired English's number 2 jersey in 1992. {{As of|2019|alt=As of 2019||df=}}, English's career 25,613 points place him 19th on the NBA's all-time career scoring list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/pts_career.html|title=NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Points|website=Basketball-Reference|access-date=November 26, 2019|archive-date=February 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225112304/http://www.basketball-r/|url-status=dead}}</ref> While in Denver, English made the NBA All-Star Team eight times<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/08/alex-english-nuggets-legend-recognized/|title=How Nuggets legend Alex English finally got his due|website=DenverPost.com|date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> and the All-NBA Second Team three times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.landofbasketball.com/nba_players/alex_english.htm|title=Alex English|website=landofbasketball.com|access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref> During his Nuggets tenure, the team made the NBA playoffs nine consecutive times and won two Midwest Division titles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hoopshabit.com/2020/03/22/15-stars-forgot-played-denver-nuggets/|title=15 players you forgot suited up for the Denver Nuggets|website=HoopsHabit.com|date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>

English retired with NBA career averages of 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/englial01.html|title=Alex English Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320191257/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/englial01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He was the first NBA player to score 2,000 points in eight consecutive seasons, and he has the distinction of being the top NBA scorer in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statmuse.com/ask/nba/who-scored-the-most-points-in-the-nba-in-the-80s|title=Who Scored The Most Points In The NBA In The 80s|website=StatMuse|language=en|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref> English was elected to the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1997.<ref name="nbahistory"/> In 2021, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary ''[[The Athletic]]'' ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named English as the 71st greatest player in NBA history.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://theathletic.com/2929199/2021/11/05/nba-75-at-no-71-alex-english-made-his-presence-felt-as-a-scorer-trendsetter-and-motivated-philanthropist/ | title=NBA 75: At No. 71, Alex English made his presence felt as a scorer, trendsetter and motivated philanthropist | last1=Jones | first1=Jason }}</ref>