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#1 iyeiluj

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 07:41 AM

is he the youngest player EVER to be drafted first pick?

and....

if you could pick THREE accomplishments that define his NBA career...what would they be?

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 09:52 AM

wasnt kwame brown the youngest?

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 11:03 AM

QUOTE(pvlostinspace @ Aug 5 2006, 12:52 PM)

wasnt kwame brown the youngest?

well they were both drafted out of college~ right? soi they had to be atleast 18....
per NBA rules...

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 11:19 AM

Lebron came out of high school. Not sure if he is the youngest but I know he's one of them.

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 02:48 PM

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Los Angeles Laker center Andrew Bynum drafted 10th in the 2005 NBA draft is the youngest draftee at the age of 17 years, 8 months and 2 days.

There you go. Lebron is not the youngest, but he is one of the youngest. (and oldest looking.

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 05:57 PM

^the poster was wondering about the first overall pick lol
bynum was number 10

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 06:55 PM

QUOTE(pvlostinspace @ Aug 5 2006, 06:57 PM)

^the poster was wondering about the first overall pick lol
bynum was number 10

Crap. hahaha

I didn't read the whole question.

Well ... I guess then it might be Kwame Brown?

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 07:57 PM

QUOTE(iyeiluj @ Aug 5 2006, 03:03 PM)

well they were both drafted out of college~ right? soi they had to be atleast 18....
per NBA rules...

No some players were drafted straight out of highschool like LeBron, Kobe, Garnett, etc... the age restriction just came in effect very recently.

ANYWAYS...

* Youngest player in NBA history and the first Cavalier to be named NBA Rookie of the Year, at 19 years of age.
* Youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his career (20 years, 20 days), with 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists on January 19, 2005 vs. the Portland Trail Blazers.
* Youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points in one game (20 years, 80 days), with 56 points vs. the Toronto Raptors on March 20, 2005.
* Youngest player in NBA history to score 2000 points in a season and average 30 points per game in a season (2005-2006 season).
* Youngest player in NBA history to reach:

* 1,000 points*
* 2,000 points*
* 3,000 points*
* 4,000 points*
* 5,000 points*
* 6,000 points in his career (21 years, 89 days) set on March 29, 2006 vs. the Dallas Mavericks.

* Youngest player in NBA history to win an All-Star Game MVP (21 years, 55 days)
* Youngest player in NBA history to be named to the All-NBA first team (21 years, 138 days)

* One of only three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie season (joining Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan).
* One of only five players in NBA history to average over 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a season (joining Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson and John Havlicek)
* One of only four players in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a single season
* One of only three players since 1970 to record nine straight games of scoring 35 or more points.
* One of only three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut (joining Magic Johnson and Johnny McCarthy).
* The first player to score more than 40 points in his first playoff road game, with 41 points in Game 3 of the 2006 NBA Playoffs.

Take your pick Mines would be being the youngest to win the All-Star Game MVP award, winning rookie of the year. Not sure for a third one.

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 08:43 PM

QUOTE(Will.I.Am @ Aug 5 2006, 10:57 PM)

* Youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points in one game (20 years, 80 days), with 56 points vs. the Toronto Raptors on March 20, 2005.

heh, the cavaliers lost that game

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 08:47 PM

I think that's the only time I remember the Raptors actually winning a game where someone scored 50+ points O__O

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 11:40 AM

It's annoying seeing him bite his fingernails on the bench...gross

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 05:30 PM

^ i see a lot of players do that. mike bibby clips his nails on the bench. lol

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#13 iyeiluj

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 07:07 PM

the funniest thing was that best damn sports show period had a music montauge(sp?) of him biting his nail...yeah it is kinda annoying...but i cant talk cuz i bite my nails too...

another question...

he was rather quick to rise to stardom...wouldnt you agree?

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 07:17 PM

A great talent who is in sore need of humbling.

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 07:35 PM

QUOTE(iyeiluj @ Aug 6 2006, 10:07 PM)

he was rather quick to rise to stardom...wouldnt you agree?

well he is one of the best players in the league and he's only going to be in his 4th year in the league. i think he deserves his stardom.

QUOTE(Jin @ Aug 6 2006, 10:17 PM)

A great talent who is in sore need of humbling.

i've never heard or read of him saying anything that is very unhumble

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Posted 06 August 2006 - 09:28 PM

QUOTE(Jin @ Aug 6 2006, 09:17 PM)

A great talent who is in sore need of humbling.

LeBron isn't more cocky than your average NBA player, in fact he may be a little below the bar of average arrogance.

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Posted 07 August 2006 - 08:10 AM

QUOTE(Jin @ Aug 6 2006, 10:17 PM)

A great talent who is in sore need of humbling.

even his coach say he knew how to share the ball... detroit pistons' coach larry brown even said "we need more players like him"

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Posted 07 August 2006 - 10:12 AM

I am going to say that Lebron maybe become a legend thats just my opinon I mean the way he is playing now he eventually will become a legend

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Posted 08 August 2006 - 04:09 AM

I got no beef with Lebron. In fact think the entire draft class of 2003 was pretty crazy. Lebron is the truth, came into the league from high school and has already set records for his franchise.

Cleveland better do something soon, or else Lebron might be heading to the free agency after this new contract is done in 3 years.