▁per ▁game ▁with ▁the ▁Sp ir its ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 7 5 , ▁was ▁named ▁M VP ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁A BA ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁young ▁team ▁into ▁the ▁play offs . ▁ ▁However , ▁Lewis ▁suffered ▁an ▁an k le ▁injury , ▁and ▁the ▁Sp ir its ▁bow ed ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Col on els , ▁the ▁event ual ▁champions . ▁ ▁After ▁one ▁more ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁Sp ir its , ▁Lewis ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁( who ▁by ▁this ▁point ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁NBA ), ▁and ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁ 1 2 , 0 3 3 ▁combined ▁NBA / AB A ▁career ▁points . ▁ ▁A BA ▁All - Time ▁Team ▁ ▁Fred die ▁Lewis ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁A BA ▁All - Time ▁Team ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁A BA ▁ 3 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁re union . ▁It ▁compr ised ▁the ▁thirty ▁best ▁and ▁most ▁influ ential ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁A BA ▁during ▁its ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁and ▁ 9 ▁full ▁regular ▁seasons ▁of ▁operation , ▁with ▁respect ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁professional ▁level ▁but ▁in ▁consideration ▁of ▁sport sm ans hip , ▁team ▁leadership , ▁and ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁basketball , ▁and ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁positions ▁played . ▁Only ▁players ▁to