Mainly because he is a high school student, he directly participated in the draft without going to college. Before him, many players skipped college and directly participated in the NBA draft, but the success rate was very low. Many high school players with unlimited scenery entered the university and lost in the NBA draft. At that time, most people thought that high school basketball was a children's play house, and NCAA was a springboard for students to enter the NBA and a place to test players' ability and talent.
In this environment, although McGrady is talented, no team is willing to win him with a very high overall draft pick. However, at that time, the Lakers and Raptors were very optimistic about McGrady, but the Lakers didn't have a chance to choose McGrady. They tried to win McGrady by trading, but failed. In the end, McGrady was taken by the Raptors.
In his first two years with the Raptors, McGrady didn't immediately respect his talent and made slow progress. It was not until the third season that he averaged 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. But in that season, he was a substitute most of the time. His cousin Carter grew up faster than him and was already an all-star player averaging 25.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Carter's popularity is very high, and the light is too dazzling.
After that, he played at the peak level in the Magic, won the scoring champion twice, was selected as an All-Star and was selected as the best team. Later, he joined the Rockets and formed a Yao Mai group with Yao Ming, which brought many good memories to the fans. Facts have proved that the idea of Raptors is correct. McGrady is a scorer with top talent. He also made his name in the NBA and won some honors. Who were the top three in the draft that year? Did they make a name for themselves?
Flower Exploration: chauncey billups
Billups is no stranger to everyone. He is the core point guard of the civilian pistons who beat the Lakers. He was selected by the Celtics in the third place in the first round of 1997, traded to the Nuggets in less than a season, and then played for the Timberwolves. During this period, his performance was very general, and he could not reach the level of flower detection. He was 26 when he joined the Pistons, and he became mature and steady, playing the best performance of his career. In 2003-2004, he led the Pistons to beat the Lakers and was elected as FMVP.
Throughout his career, Billups averaged 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists 1 steals, 5 all-stars, 1 team 2, 2 team 3, 2 all-defense 2, and won a championship and an FMVP, which is worth exploring.
Second place: Keith van Horne
Many people have never heard of this name, does it mean that he is a parallel import? Actually, it is not. Van Horne was traded to the Nets after being selected by the 76ers in the second overall pick in the first round. Rookie season averages 19.7 points, 6.6 rebounds 1.7 assists. In the second season, he averaged 2 1.8 points, which was excellent.
However, his performance has not improved further. His average score fluctuated around 15 for several seasons. He has never won any awards except for a time in his rookie season when he was selected as the best team. This is the reason why his popularity is not high, but he can contribute 16 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in his career, which is not the second among parallel imports.
Champion: Duncan
Unlike McGrady who skipped college and went directly to the draft, Duncan didn't take part in the draft until he graduated from college, fulfilling his mother's last wish and getting a degree in psychology. But he is not very old, only 265,438+0 years old, but he may be a psychology major. He is very mature and steady. In his rookie season, he scored 265,438+0.65, 438+0, 65,438+065 and 438+0.9 rebounds, and in the second year, he led the Spurs to the finals and won the championship. Elected FMVP, made his debut.
Duncan's data is not bright. He is a superstar who is willing to sacrifice himself. He doesn't shoot many times, he doesn't take credit, he doesn't care about the data, he only cares about winning or losing the team. Under his sacrifice, the Spurs became a very United team. 19, the Spurs have been a playoff team and won the championship five times. Duncan's other honors will not be listed one by one. In a word, he deserved to be elected as the No.1 scholar in 1997. Even in the history of NBA, Duncan is one of the best champions.