Lenny Wilkens, a smooth playmaker who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, died Sunday. He was 88.  In a 15-year playing career, Wilkens was an All-Star nine times and twice led the league in assists.

Lenny Wilkens, one of five people inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and coach, and an ambassador of Seattle basketball for more than 50 years, died at his home Sunday, those close to him said. The 88-year-old Wilkens grew up in Brooklyn ...