[PAR] [TLE] Kenny Green (basketball, born 1964) [SEP] Kenny Green (born October 11, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1985 NBA draft, one spot ahead of future Hall-of-Famer Karl Malone.  A 6'6" forward from Wake Forest University, Green played in two NBA seasons from 1985–1987.  He played for the Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers.  In his NBA career, he played in 60 games and scored a total of 265 points. [PAR] [TLE] Karl Malone [SEP] Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player.  Nicknamed "The Mailman", Malone played the power forward position and spent his first 18 seasons (1985–2003) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton.  Malone also played one season for the Los Angeles Lakers.  Malone was a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a 14-time NBA All-Star, and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team.  He scored the second most career points in NBA history (36,928) (second behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), and holds the records for most free throws attempted and made, in addition to co-holding the record for the most first team All-NBA elections in history (tied with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James).  He is considered one of the best power forwards in NBA history.
[PAR] [TLE] Kenny Green ( basketball , born 1964 ) [ SEP ] Kenny Green ( born October 11 , 1964 ) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round ( 12th overall ) of the 1985 NBA draft , one spot ahead of future Hall - of - Famer Karl Malone . A 6'6 " forward from Wake Forest University , Green played in two NBA seasons from 1985–1987 . He played for the Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers . In his NBA career , he played in 60 games and scored a total of 265 points . [PAR] [TLE] Karl Malone [ SEP ] Karl Anthony Malone ( born July 24 , 1963 ) is an American retired professional basketball player . Nicknamed " The Mailman " , Malone played the power forward position and spent his first 18 seasons ( 1985–2003 ) in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton . Malone also played one season for the Los Angeles Lakers . Malone was a two - time NBA Most Valuable Player , a 14-time NBA All - Star , and an 11-time member of the All - NBA first team . He scored the second most career points in NBA history ( 36,928 ) ( second behind Kareem Abdul - Jabbar ) , and holds the records for most free throws attempted and made , in addition to co - holding the record for the most first team All - NBA elections in history ( tied with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James ) . He is considered one of the best power forwards in NBA history .
What retired professional basketball player was Kenny Green selected a spot ahead of during an NBA draft?
What retired professional basketball player was Kenny Green selected a spot ahead of during an NBA draft ?
Karl Malone
Karl Malone