NBA great Lenny Wilkens, a Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach, has died at the age of 88, his family said Sunday.

A graceful point guard in his 15-year playing career, Wilkens was a nine-time NBA All-Star and twice led the league in assists.

He served as a player-coach for four seasons, three with the Seattle SuperSonics and one with the Portland Trail Blazers, before launching a full-time coaching career that would prove legendary.

"Lenny Wilkens represented the very best of the NBA -- as a Hall of Fame player, Hall of Fame coach, and one of the game's most respected ambassadors," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.

"So much so that, four years ago, Lenny received the unique distinction of being named one of the league’s 75 greatest players and 15 greatest coache

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