Lenny Wilkens left a legacy that will be hard to match in basketball. Article content

In many ways, it will never be replicated. Article content Article content

During his era, Wilkens was among the very best.

As a head coach, he led Seattle to an NBA title in 1979 a year after taking them to the final and losing in seven games.

He was an assistant on Chuck Daly’s staff on the iconic 1992 U.S. Olympic Dream Team.

A three-time inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Wilkens did everything and saw everything basketball had to offer.

It was with heavy hearts when his family announced the passing of Wilkens Sunday, a man who oozed class and dignity.

Think of Wilkens and people such as Wayne Embry immediately come to mind.

When you think of each, their ties to t

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