NBA 20-20 Club

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NBA The Unstoppables 3 – League Scoring Records

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The Ultimate Scorers

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NBA 26-12 Club

NBA Draft Class 1999: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade (and a half) in the NBA

Although it is not as highly regarded as NBA Draft Classes 1984, 1996, and 2003, NBA Draft Class 1999 is still widely acknowledged by most basketball pundits as one of the best drafts in NBA history. The Class of 1999 was headlined by Elton Brand, a talented, do-it-all forward from Duke, athletic combo guards Steve Francis of Maryland and Baron Davis of UCLA, versatile forward Lamar Odom, Euroleague MVP Manu Ginobili of Argentina (who strangely slipped to the 2nd round in the draft – fortunately for San Antonio), hyper-athletic forward Shawn Marion and many other talented players.

After more than a decade since the 1999 draft, the class has produced 9 NBA All-Stars, 5 All-NBA Awardees, 3 All-NBA Defense Awardees, 3 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Awardees, 1 NBA Sportsmanship Awardee, 1 NBA J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award winner, 10 players have gone on to win an NBA Championship — with 4 more than once.

Below is a run-down of all the significant achievements of the 1999 Draft Class in the NBA and the International (FIBA) Stage as of September 10, 2014. Enjoy. 🙂

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NBA Draft Class 1998: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade (and a half) in the NBA

The NBA Draft Class of 1998 was headlined by Michael Olowokandi, one of the worst draft busts in NBA history according to sports pundits, but gained prominence chiefly due to UNC swingman Vince Carter, a hyper-athletic scorer and dunk impressario and arguably the greatest NBA dunker of all time; Dirk Nowitzki, arguably the best European player in NBA history, a sweet shooting forward and a league MVP; and Kansas Jayhawk Paul Pierce, a dominating swingman scorer who made scoring in the paint and in traffic an art form.

After more than a decade since the 1998 draft, the class has produced 6 NBA All-Stars, 1 NBA Most Valuable Player Awardee, 3 All-NBA Awardees, 1 All-NBA Defense Awardee, 1 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Awardee, 13 players have gone on to win an NBA Championship — with 2 more than once, and 2 NBA Finals MVP Awardees.

Below is a run-down of all the significant achievements of the 1998 Draft Class in the NBA and the International (FIBA) Stage as of September 2, 2014. Enjoy. 🙂

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NBA Draft Class 1997: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade (and a half) in the NBA

The NBA Draft Class of 1997 is known chiefly as the class that brought Tim Duncan, arguably the greatest power forward of all time, Tracy McGrady, an unstoppable, triple-threat, scoring maestro in his prime, and Chauncey Billups, an all-world, sweet shooting court general, to the NBA.

After more than a decade since the 1997 draft, the class has produced 3 NBA All-Stars, 1 NBA Most Valuable Player Awardee, 3 All-NBA Awardees, 2 All-NBA Defense Awardees, 1 Scoring Champion, 1 Most Improved Player of the Year Awardee, 1 Sixth Man of the Year Awardee, 1 Teammate of the Year Awardee, 1 Sportsmanship Awardee, 1 NBA J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Awardee, 9 players have gone on to win an NBA Championship — with 1 more than once, and 2 NBA Finals MVP Awardees.

Below is a run-down of all the significant achievements of the 1997 Draft Class in the NBA and the International (FIBA) Stage as of August 2014. Enjoy. 🙂

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NBA Draft Class 2003: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade in the NBA

The NBA Draft Class of 2003 is one of the deepest and most heralded drafts in NBA history. Led by then high school phenom Lebron James as its first pick, the batch also has Syracuse freshman, NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player and NCAA Champion Carmelo Anthony, NCAA Tournament wunderkind Dwyane Wade, Georgia Tech freshman great Chris Bosh and many other talented players.

After more than a decade since the 2003 draft, the class has produced 8 NBA All-Stars, 1 NBA Most Valuable Player Awardee, 4 All-NBA Awardees, 3 All-NBA Defense Awardees, 3 Scoring Champions, 1 Most Improved Player of the Year Awardee, 1 Sixth Man of the Year Awardee, 12 players have gone on to win an NBA Championship — with 7 more than once, and 2 NBA Finals MVP Awardees.

Below is a run-down of all the significant achievements of the 2003 Draft Class in the NBA and the International (FIBA) Stage as of August 2014. Enjoy. 🙂

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NBA Draft Class 2001: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade in the NBA

While the Draft Class of 2001 is infamous for having Kwame Brown, widely panned as one of the worst draft busts in NBA history, for its first pick, it is also the class that produced three European All-Stars: Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and Mehmet Okur. It is also noted for having Jason Collins, the first openly gay, active NBA player in history.

After more than a decade since the 2001 draft, the class has produced 8 NBA All-Stars, 1 Defensive Player of the Year Awardee, 6 All-NBA Awardees, 3 All-NBA Defense Awardees, 3 Most Improved Player of the Year Awardees, 2 NBA J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Awardees for Philanthropy, 1 NBA Team-mate of the Year Awardee, 9 players have gone on to win an NBA Championship — with 3 more than once, and 1 NBA Finals MVP Awardee.

Below is a run-down of all the significant achievements of the 2001 Draft Class in the NBA and the International (FIBA) Stage as of August 2014. Enjoy. 🙂

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NBA Big Three Series – Part VII: The Miami Heat

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