Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics was...
Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics was named Basketball Player of the Year in the Seagram Sports Award program, which is based on computerized evaluations.
Bird had a 76.43 rating. He was followed by Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers at 73.08.
Magic Johnson of the Lakers finished third at 71.08.
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