Because for a long time thats all basketball talked about
2006-10-22 12:54:02 · 14 answers · asked by R.P. 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
bill russell led the celtics to their first championship as a rookie and went on to win 11 more in 13 years as a pro....no one has ever matched his record
2006-10-26 06:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 4⤋
No, I would not say so. The thing with Lebron was that he was so good at such a young age. He was not the best rookie I have seen. Tim Duncan as a rookie was better than Lebron James as a rookie.
Duncan averaged 21.1 pts, 11.9 reb, 2.5 blks
Nothing against Lebron but Tim Duncan was dominant as a rookie.
2006-10-22 13:17:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
MAGIC JOHNSON
Drafted 1979
Winner of NBA Finals MVP award for season 79-80
Larry Bird was rookie of the year i think
then I would add Jordan then Kobe then Lebron
2006-10-22 14:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by don_juan011 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lebron was great as a rookie, but I think Carmelo probably deserved rookie of the year. Jordan is still the best rookie though.
2006-10-22 13:53:39 · answer #4 · answered by Damien 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird had much better rookie years, they both went to the NBA finals........
2006-10-22 15:16:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were better in their rookie years.
2006-10-22 16:21:45 · answer #6 · answered by ccmonty 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In a rookie year at the age of 18, yes. However, D-wade is better than him now.
2006-10-22 12:57:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Baylor
Chamberlain
Kareem
Robertson
2006-10-22 17:46:28 · answer #8 · answered by smitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pg-per game
ppg-points
rpg-rebounds
apg-assists
spg-steals
bpg-blocks
Compare the numbers
LeBron (2003)
20.9 ppg---5.3 rpg---5.9 apg---1.6 spg
Iverson (1996)
23.5 ppg---4.1rpg---7.5 apg---2.1 spg
Jordan (1984)
28.2 ppg---6.5 rpg---5.9 apg---2.4 spg
Duncan (1997)
21.1 ppg---11.9 rpg---2.7 apg---2.7 bpg
Shaq (1992)
23.9 ppg---13.9 rpg---1.3 apg---3.5 bpg
LeBron is only one of only 3 rookies to average 20-5-5, the only other two were, of course Jordan and Oscar Robertson
2006-10-22 15:32:26 · answer #9 · answered by Young Vito 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carmelo was.
2006-10-22 14:20:06 · answer #10 · answered by J-Kidd "07" 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋