In one draft, if a player can average 20+ per game in his rookie season, it is already very good.

There are two real draft years.

3, the last time was 32 years ago in the 1971 draft!

Most players who average 20+ per game in their rookie season can become league leaders.

This is why the future Tyreke Evans is so disappointing.

From 2004 to 2016, for more than ten years, there were only two rookies averaging 20+ points per game, one Durant and one Evans.

And Evans still averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

Three rookies averaged 20+ per game, and their statistics are also very topical.

Anthony averaged 23.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, and played in 82 games. He became the rookie with the highest scoring average since the 1989-1990 season, surpassing Iverson's 23.5 points per game.

James played 79 games, averaging 21 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, becoming another rookie after Jordan averaging 20+5+5 per game.

Liu Xiu averaged 20.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.1 blocks in 77 games... He is the rebounding leader among rookies, the triple-double leader, the first in points in a single game, and led the team to a record of 58 wins and 24 losses. He has the highest field goal percentage at 46.5%, the middle of the three-point field goal percentage at 31.9%, and the highest free throw percentage at 88.5%.

On the night when the regular season ends, the websites of major media and the sports news programs of major TV stations begin to predict the major awards. The next day's morning newspapers also report on the final rankings and award predictions.

For the best rookie predictions, don't look at the usual tricks of the media, but the prediction list is now ranked first by all major media, and who is second between Anthony and James is different.

MVP prediction: Garnett first.

Duncan is also considered to have a high probability of completing three consecutive games. Duncan has played the best efficiency of his career this season. The efficiency of 27.1 is rare for a traditional center, although there is a clear gap compared with Garnett's efficiency of 29.4. , but he can help the team score 107 points every 100 possessions and limit his opponents to only 86 points every 100 possessions, ranking first in the league and the strongest performance in his career so far.

These two are the only ones competing for the MVP. Peja was originally a possibility, but before March was over, Peja lost hope of competing for the MVP.

Defensive Player of the Year, 5 candidates, very lively, Artest, Ben Wallace, Garnett, Ratliff, Bowen.

Most Improved Award candidates, Randolph, Kirilenko, Boozer, Reid, Joe Johnson... are also a bunch of people.

There are two major contenders for the Sixth Man of the Year award, Jamison of the Mavericks and Damon Stoudemire of the Trail Blazers.

Antawn Jamison, who once averaged 24.9 points per game and was in his prime, came off the bench and averaged 14 points and 6 rebounds per game with a 53.5% shooting rate. He was simply bullying.

The Flying Squirrel averaged 12.4 points, 4.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. With a better record, he has a chance to compete.

There are also predictions such as All-NBA Team, All-Defensive Team, and All-Rookie Team, but the discussion is not that high.

On the contrary, when we look back at certain games and certain personal performances during the regular season... people discuss them with much greater enthusiasm.

Like the best individual performance of the season, people debate endlessly.

Tracy McGrady scored eight three-pointers in a row to shock the new No. 1 draft pick.

There were three crazy massacres at the end of the season after the OK combination was angered by Warden's 62 points.

Nowitzki made 16 of 22 shots and scored 43 points and defeated the Sonics with a three-pointer.

Yao Ming made 15 of 21 shots against the Hawks and scored 41 points, 16 rebounds, and 7 assists to win in three overtimes.

Liu Xiu and Kobe Bryant scored 62 points and 58 points...

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"Oh my God, so many people came to pick me up!"

"Warden, look, they are all your fans..."

"We are all his fans no matter what, and I also have a lot of fans of this butcher! Look, there is someone wearing the No. 50 jersey over there... Vaco! Fanatic, you can't even keep your starting position if you wear your jersey.

How come there are more people wearing my jersey?"

"It would be more domineering to wear his jersey. Our red and white home jersey has Outlaws written on the back..."

"So that's it! Sure enough, the most unkind person on our team is this high school student."

"???"

Two consecutive losses ended the regular season at any time, and they missed 60 wins.

But the 58-24 record still makes Portland fans extremely happy.

I thought it would be good to win half of the 32 games after the All-Star break.

The result was a record of 21 wins and 11 losses!

At the end of the regular season, when the team returned from an away game, thousands of fans gathered at Portland International Airport to pick them up.

Warden, who averaged 24.5 points per game in March and 31.7 points per game in April, is naturally the most popular target among fans.

Apart from the warden, the most popular ones are actually not the butchers and outlaws, but the little flying squirrel.

This native of Portland had never left Oregon State before 1991. With the adjustment of his playing style, acceptance of the sixth man position, and improvement of his on-court role... mainly due to his record, he began to be favored by his hometown fans again.

favorite.

Because the fans were too enthusiastic, a large number of security personnel were deployed at the airport to escort the Trail Blazers players away.

The last time this sideline appeared was in the 2000 Western Conference Finals. Trailing 1-3, the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers in Game 5 away from home in Portland, attracting thousands of fans to pick them up at the airport.

After coming out of the airport, the Trail Blazers went directly back to the Rose Garden Arena.

The day after tomorrow is the playoffs, and we will directly enter the playoff preparation state.

No one complained about this, everyone was excited.

There are many players on the Trail Blazers who are playing in the playoffs for the first time, including Raheem. Like McDyess, he only played in the playoffs once in the 1997-98 season.

So many fans picked up the plane, which made them even more excited.

After arriving at the Rose Garden Arena, Liu Xiu was taken away by the waiting press officer.

Liu Xiu asked: "What's wrong, Mr. Kyle?"

The press officer responded: "Good thing!"

"Good thing? This is the direction of the lounge... I understand, here comes the Rookie of the Month trophy, right?"

The press officer shook his head mysteriously.

But immediately the press officer lost his composure and said, "Warden, aren't you curious?"

"I'm curious, but I'll know it right away. I thought about it and it's more interesting to wait a little longer than to ask for the answer."

"..." The press officer clenched his fists, and suddenly, with an idea, he said: "You won the Player of the Month award."

"What? No kidding...really?"

"Hahahaha... Do you think what I said is true?"

Then, no matter how Liu Xiu asked, the press officer kept silent and walked away.

Finally defeated the warden once!

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The regular season ended, and at 12 noon, the NBA official live program on the American cable TV sports channel, the last Weekly Award and Monthly Award for the NBA 2003-2004 regular season were announced.

The first thing to be announced is the Player of the Week award.

East: Carter of the Raptors, 3 wins and 1 loss, averaging 28.5 points, 6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1 steal and 1.5 blocks per game.

At the end of the season, Carter tried his best to lead the team to the playoffs, but fell short of reaching the playoffs by one win.

West: Liu Xiu of the Trail Blazers, 2 wins and 2 losses, averaging 33 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 0.25 blocks per game.

Then comes the Rookie of the Month award.

East: James of the Cavaliers, averaging 20.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

West: Liu Xiu of the Trail Blazers, averaging 31.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2 steals per game.

The final grand prize is the Player of the Month Award.

East: Carter of the Raptors, 6 wins and 3 losses, averaging 27.9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 0.9 blocks per game.

West: Liu Xiu of the Trail Blazers, 5 wins and 4 losses.

When the Western Conference Player of the Week was announced to be Liu Xiu, people had already guessed that the Western Conference Player of the Month would be Liu Xiu.

There may be cases where the best player of the month does not receive the best player of the week in the same month.

But in a two-and-a-half-week schedule, if a player wins the Player of the Week for two weeks, there will be no other possibility.

Liu Xiu has won the Player of the Week award 5 times, which is already an exaggeration, one more than Garnett, the top favorite for MVP.

But when the Player of the Month award was announced and it was confirmed that Liu Xiu was the Western Conference Player of the Month in April, five Player of the Week awards would not be a big deal.

There are so many great rookies in NBA history.

Since the official establishment of Player of the Month in 1979, there have been countless outstanding rookies.

Magician, Big Bird, Big Dream, God, Gorilla, Admiral, Big Mom, Big Shark, Duncan... and many other stars became so popular when they entered the NBA.

But only Bird can win the Player of the Month award in his rookie season.

No one else has gotten it.
To be continued...