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. 🙂
NBA Draft Class 1997 continued…
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