Basketball Daily Card Press

Rony captured the most improved player in the league award in 1989-90, and it was not surprising. Seikaly improved his stats in every major category in his second NBA season. Rony's rebounding totals placed him sixth in the NBA. Seikaly, who left Syracuse as the Orangemen's all-time leading rebounder, led all rookies in rebounding in 1988-89.

As far as debut seasons go, Banchero's could not have gone much better in Orlando. The dominant forward wasted no time in 2022-23 showing everyone in the NBA why the Magic selected him with the first overall pick. He adjusted effortlessly, earning Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie honors.

In the history of the NBA, only Wilt Chamberlain (118) and one other player have registered more 50-point games than Bryant's 24. He scored 81 vs. Toronto on Jan. 22, 2006. The 11-time All-Star has 96 career 40-plus point games, 134 double-doubles and 16 triple-doubles.

After two magnificent seasons in his rookie and sophomore campaigns in the NBA, Sidney is still striving towards improvement. He has the basic abilities to set any goal that he wants and eventually attain it. Sidney was credited with 350 Assists in his rookie season and upped his total to 440 last year. He can do it all -score, pass, block, rebound.

John is star of good St. Louis Bomber team. For two successive years he led Bombers in scoring. He was also chosen for BAA's second All-Star team for those same two years. Coaches and officials of the league consider John the greatest team man in the circuit. He was a key man in Bombers' drive to 1947-48 western division BAA title. Was a 3-letter man at Indiana.

The only player in NBA history to have won scoring and assists titles in the same season, Nate accomplished the feat with the Kings in 1972-73. His single game high is 55 points, 2-2-72.

Bob was voted as the NBA's Rookie of the Year for 1972-73 and was the only unanimous choice on the league's All Rookie Team. He had a fast finish, scoring 39, 39 & 45 Points his final three games of the season. When he first joined the Braves, Bob was a standstill jump shooter throwing it up from 20 or 25 feet. During the campaign he became better without the ball, freeing himself for open shots and going to basket more.

Last season, Bill was on the All Star Team for the second straight time. In 1955, he was voted the N.B.A. "Most Valuable Player." Last year, Bill was the top Celtic scorer and averaged 21 points in 10 playoff games. In addition to his hoop prowess, Bill is an expert tennis player and golf pro.

A star at the University of Connecticut, Tuck didn't need to move too far after moving to the WNBA, joining the Sun as the No. 3 overall selection in the 2016 draft. Whether as a starter or reserve, the forward is an important member of a squad consistently in contention in the Eastern Conference.

Cedric's 19 Free Throws in game vs. Nets in 1978-79 tied all-time Celtics' record.

Dell led the Hornets in three-point shots made (52) and taken (147) last season, finishing third on the team in scoring as he enjoyed the best scoring season of his career thus far. His college career saw him chosen as Metro player-of-the-year in his senior year, when he led the conference in scoring, and as a second-team all-American He also pitched in college, and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles.

Wilt became 1st player in NBA history to average 70% from field, his .727 Avg. in 1972-73 is all-time mark. Led NBA for 9th time in career.

Artis was named ABA's MVP and All-ABA center in rookie campaign last season. Artis was league's leading rebounder, blocked 412 shots & led ABA in 2-point field goal shooting. Broke ABA record, hitting 806 of 1,348 attempts for .598 mark, bettering Zelmo Beaty's record of .555.

Though Miami has struggled like the rest of the late-1980s expansion teams, the Heat became the first of that group to reach the NBA Playoffs with a 1992 berth. Another proud moment in franchise history came at the 1993 NBA All-Star Weekend when rookie guard Harold Miner emerged as the NBA Slam-Dunk Champion. DID YOU KNOW? The Heat had never beaten the Los Angeles Lakers - and the Lakers had never lost to a recent expansion team at the Forum - before Miami ended both streaks by sweeping the 1992-93 series 2-0. With an average age of 25.24 years in 1992-93, Miami is the youngest team in the NBA. SCORECARD. The most enigmatic game in team history came January 20, 1993, when after a season-high 70 first-half points, the Heat were held to a franchise low seven third-quarter points.

Putting forth one of the gutsiest performances all time during the 2015 NBA Finals, James, without the services of Kyrie Irving or Kevin Love, brought Cleveland to within two games of its first championship. Against the Warriors, LeBron averaged 35.8 points per game, recorded two triple-doubles and left his heart and soul on the floor each game.

Even though he was just 21 years old, Lamar took on a leadership role with the '00-01 Clippers, a team laden with rookies. He dominated the team's statistical charts, leading in scoring, rebounding (7.8), steals (0.97) and blocks (1.61). An adept ball-handler for 6-10, Lamar can do virtually everything on the court. He recorded four triple-doubles. On March 27, he tallied 27 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists.

Finally made eligible for NBA, Connie is Suns' answer to Lew Alcindor. He was ABA's leading scorer and MVP in 1967-68. Last season he was scoring runnerup with 31-pt. average despite knee operation.

The Bulls expect Tom will eventually rate alongside those other super big men - Russell and Chamberlain. Came up with fine rookie season, sweeping 889 rebounds, averaging 9.8 points.