David Thompson

…Fame members Dan Issel and David Thompson, Denver won its division for a second straight year in 1977–78, and in the postseason the Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference finals before being eliminated by the Seattle SuperSonics.

…Erving and fellow ABA star David Thompson, who were powerful players with outsized personalities. Gervin had his own thing. The Iceman did not need showmanship to make anyone believe in his greatness—he set his own pace, played the game at his own rhythm, and opponents could never quite pick it…