1997-98 NBA Rookies

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League Champion: Chicago Bulls

Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan (28.7/5.8/3.5)

Rookie of the Year: Tim Duncan (21.1/11.9/2.7)

PPG Leader: Michael Jordan (28.7)

RPG Leader: Dennis Rodman (15.0)

APG Leader: Rod Strickland (10.5)

WS Leader: Karl Malone (16.4)

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Rookies Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
1	Tariq Abdul-Wahad	Nov 11, '97, SAC @ MIA	23	6	236	4807	720	1726	18	76	372	529	286	776	266	184	83	309	485	1830	.417	.237	.703	20.4	7.8	3.3	1.1	0.8	0.4
2	Derek Anderson	Oct 31, '97, CLE @ HOU	23	11	615	17975	2419	5922	645	1891	1874	2198	440	1988	2083	691	87	1052	1230	7357	.408	.341	.853	29.2	12.0	3.2	3.4	1.1	0.1
3	Chris Anstey	Nov 8, '97, DAL vs. POR	23	3	155	2157	303	734	4	29	203	269	178	534	127	78	65	147	373	813	.413	.138	.755	13.9	5.2	3.4	0.8	0.5	0.4
4	Drew Barry	Jan 21, '98, ATL @ SAS	24	3	60	598	43	103	24	63	24	31	8	67	111	19	2	55	75	134	.417	.381	.774	10.0	2.2	1.1	1.9	0.3	0.0
5	Tony Battie	Oct 31, '97, DEN vs. SAS	21	14	837	17649	2143	4387	12	74	784	1137	1376	4287	522	420	713	704	2203	5082	.488	.162	.690	21.1	6.1	5.1	0.6	0.5	0.9
6	Chauncey Billups*	Oct 31, '97, BOS vs. CHI	21	17	1043	33008	4738	11413	1830	4725	4496	5029	480	2992	5636	1051	168	2138	2169	15802	.415	.387	.894	31.6	15.2	2.9	5.4	1.0	0.2
7	Etdrick Bohannon	Dec 26, '97, IND vs. ORL	24	4	26	152	9	21	0	0	19	28	18	44	6	2	10	14	32	37	.429		.679	5.8	1.4	1.7	0.2	0.1	0.4
8	Keith Booth	Nov 8, '97, CHI vs. NJN	23	2	45	449	51	157	1	11	27	48	27	97	39	22	11	42	63	130	.325	.091	.563	10.0	2.9	2.2	0.9	0.5	0.2
9	Rick Brunson	Dec 2, '97, POR vs. ORL	25	9	337	4533	397	1050	100	276	196	283	85	447	876	201	21	356	362	1090	.378	.362	.693	13.5	3.2	1.3	2.6	0.6	0.1
10	Kelvin Cato	Oct 31, '97, POR vs. SEA	23	10	541	10617	1123	2216	1	13	713	1107	884	2874	244	292	685	448	1347	2960	.507	.077	.644	19.6	5.5	5.3	0.5	0.5	1.3
11	Keith Closs	Nov 1, '97, LAC vs. POR	21	3	130	1647	201	427	0	4	100	165	133	372	44	28	163	78	167	502	.471	.000	.606	12.7	3.9	2.9	0.3	0.2	1.3
12	James Collins	Dec 10, '97, LAC @ SAS	24	1	23	103	21	55	9	20	8	14	7	14	3	6	3	8	12	59	.382	.450	.571	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.1
13	James Cotton	Dec 2, '97, SEA @ WAS	22	2	19	92	14	39	0	7	21	27	4	16	0	4	1	9	9	49	.359	.000	.778	4.8	2.6	0.8	0.0	0.2	0.1
14	Chris Crawford	Nov 14, '97, ATL vs. SAC	22	7	252	3985	609	1393	70	202	366	444	206	547	154	101	80	232	492	1654	.437	.347	.824	15.8	6.6	2.2	0.6	0.4	0.3
15	Austin Croshere	Nov 20, '97, IND @ MIL	22	12	659	11480	1491	3659	429	1262	1064	1236	700	2649	627	245	216	656	1094	4475	.407	.340	.861	17.4	6.8	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.3
16	William Cunningham	Feb 14, '98, UTA @ SEA	23	2	23	201	7	27	0	0	0	2	17	38	2	3	11	5	40	14	.259		.000	8.7	0.6	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.5
17	Antonio Daniels	Oct 31, '97, VAN vs. DAL	22	13	872	19671	2270	5109	359	1154	1724	2173	219	1613	2934	564	85	928	917	6623	.444	.311	.793	22.6	7.6	1.8	3.4	0.6	0.1
18	Tim Duncan*	Oct 31, '97, SAS @ DEN	21	19	1392	47368	10285	20334	30	168	5896	8468	3859	15091	4225	1025	3020	3381	3304	26496	.506	.179	.696	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2
19	Tony Farmer	Oct 31, '97, CHH vs. NYK	28	2	101	1368	144	365	10	53	234	304	134	327	79	76	20	91	190	532	.395	.189	.770	13.5	5.3	3.2	0.8	0.8	0.2
20	Danny Fortson	Oct 31, '97, DEN vs. SAS	21	10	440	8832	1196	2534	2	12	1221	1556	1195	3184	301	182	94	655	1553	3615	.472	.167	.785	20.1	8.2	7.2	0.7	0.4	0.2
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
21	Adonal Foyle	Oct 31, '97, GSW @ MIN	22	12	733	13060	1318	2766	0	2	353	707	1301	3461	344	264	1193	597	1575	2989	.477	.000	.499	17.8	4.1	4.7	0.5	0.4	1.6
22	Lawrence Funderburke	Nov 2, '97, SAC vs. HOU	27	7	318	4726	812	1606	2	17	405	600	447	1142	183	94	100	225	360	2031	.506	.118	.675	14.9	6.4	3.6	0.6	0.3	0.3
23	Chris Garner	Oct 31, '97, TOR @ MIA	22	2	46	442	30	107	4	21	8	13	9	36	63	28	5	34	68	72	.280	.190	.615	9.6	1.6	0.8	1.4	0.6	0.1
24	Kiwane Lemorris Garris	Dec 3, '97, DEN vs. LAL	23	2	31	248	24	75	5	15	19	25	3	20	30	7	1	16	22	72	.320	.333	.760	8.0	2.3	0.6	1.0	0.2	0.0
25	Ed Gray	Oct 31, '97, ATL @ ORL	22	2	60	809	130	384	30	88	83	102	16	73	46	27	12	59	103	373	.339	.341	.814	13.5	6.2	1.2	0.8	0.5	0.2
26	Derek Grimm	Nov 1, '97, SAC @ VAN	23	1	9	34	4	14	4	12	2	2	0	4	0	3	1	3	6	14	.286	.333	1.000	3.8	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.1
27	Reggie Hanson	Mar 27, '98, BOS @ NJN	29	1	8	26	3	6	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	2	1	3	8	6	.500			3.3	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.1
28	Cedric Henderson	Oct 31, '97, CLE @ HOU	22	5	260	6182	783	1797	6	43	313	438	170	755	419	228	111	401	578	1885	.436	.140	.715	23.8	7.3	2.9	1.6	0.9	0.4
29	Jerald Honeycutt	Oct 31, '97, MIL @ PHI	23	2	54	632	99	253	34	94	43	68	30	105	36	25	8	58	99	275	.391	.362	.632	11.7	5.1	1.9	0.7	0.5	0.1
30	Troy Hudson	Oct 31, '97, UTA @ LAL	21	11	517	11280	1714	4278	452	1333	757	882	193	877	1748	273	30	818	690	4637	.401	.339	.858	21.8	9.0	1.7	3.4	0.5	0.1
31	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	Oct 31, '97, CLE @ HOU	22	13	843	22965	4207	8842	31	100	2531	3243	2444	6191	955	421	1327	1509	2776	10976	.476	.310	.780	27.2	13.0	7.3	1.1	0.5	1.6
32	Bobby Jackson	Oct 31, '97, DEN vs. SAS	24	12	755	16790	2755	6601	689	1947	1145	1444	623	2347	1945	704	68	1014	1372	7344	.417	.354	.793	22.2	9.7	3.1	2.6	0.9	0.1
33	Anthony Johnson	Nov 1, '97, SAC @ VAN	23	13	793	15552	1709	4131	332	933	682	916	293	1358	2274	551	92	866	1289	4432	.414	.356	.745	19.6	5.6	1.7	2.9	0.7	0.1
34	Dontae' Jones	Nov 2, '97, BOS vs. ORL	22	1	15	91	19	57	6	23	0	0	3	9	5	2	3	11	12	44	.333	.261		6.1	2.9	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.2
35	Brevin Knight	Oct 31, '97, CLE @ HOU	22	12	729	18176	2019	4897	16	119	1288	1632	282	1785	4481	1229	87	1367	1856	5342	.412	.134	.789	24.9	7.3	2.4	6.1	1.7	0.1
36	Rusty LaRue	Nov 20, '97, CHI @ PHO	24	5	98	1565	187	497	54	170	58	69	22	126	152	62	11	94	147	486	.376	.318	.841	16.0	5.0	1.3	1.6	0.6	0.1
37	Jason Lawson	Dec 11, '97, ORL @ DAL	23	1	17	80	9	15	0	0	8	10	8	27	5	4	4	2	14	26	.600		.800	4.7	1.5	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.2
38	Michael McDonald	Jan 27, '98, CHH vs. PHO	28	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0				4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
39	Tracy McGrady*	Oct 31, '97, TOR @ MIA	18	15	938	30658	6709	15413	1081	3198	3882	5202	1300	5276	4161	1136	807	2029	1661	18381	.435	.338	.746	32.7	19.6	5.6	4.4	1.2	0.9
40	Ron Mercer	Oct 31, '97, BOS vs. CHI	21	8	432	13418	2490	5803	60	240	852	1054	383	1342	921	456	113	683	881	5892	.429	.250	.808	31.1	13.6	3.1	2.1	1.1	0.3
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
41	Marko Milič	Nov 26, '97, PHO vs. NJN	20	2	44	216	47	84	3	7	11	17	13	30	14	13	1	27	24	108	.560	.429	.647	4.9	2.5	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0
42	Jeff Nordgaard	Oct 31, '97, MIL @ PHI	24	1	13	48	5	18	0	0	8	9	4	14	3	2	0	3	7	18	.278		.889	3.7	1.4	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
43	Charles O'Bannon	Nov 15, '97, DET vs. NJN	22	2	48	399	50	125	0	4	20	23	32	67	29	11	4	17	37	120	.400	.000	.870	8.3	2.5	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.1
44	Kevin Ollie	Oct 31, '97, DAL @ VAN	25	13	662	10297	845	2060	9	29	797	1006	146	1018	1501	335	25	492	807	2496	.410	.310	.792	15.6	3.8	1.5	2.3	0.5	0.0
45	Anthony Parker	Dec 7, '97, PHI vs. NYK	22	9	494	13752	1661	3744	596	1474	560	705	241	1574	1129	439	85	495	792	4478	.444	.404	.794	27.8	9.1	3.2	2.3	0.9	0.2
46	Scot Pollard	Oct 31, '97, DET vs. WAS	22	11	506	8372	858	1738	0	2	506	714	901	2351	220	299	352	304	1178	2222	.494	.000	.709	16.5	4.4	4.6	0.4	0.6	0.7
47	Mark Pope	Nov 8, '97, IND @ CHH	25	6	153	1634	116	289	10	56	43	75	92	261	63	32	45	47	242	285	.401	.179	.573	10.7	1.9	1.7	0.4	0.2	0.3
48	Rodrick Rhodes	Oct 31, '97, HOU vs. CLE	24	3	72	1234	125	360	3	15	127	205	38	88	121	69	12	119	146	380	.347	.200	.620	17.1	5.3	1.2	1.7	1.0	0.2
49	Shea Seals	Mar 2, '98, LAL @ WAS	22	1	4	9	1	8	0	3	2	4	3	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.125	.000	.500	2.3	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
50	God Shammgod	Oct 31, '97, WAS @ DET	21	1	20	146	19	58	0	2	23	30	2	7	36	7	1	21	27	61	.328	.000	.767	7.3	3.1	0.4	1.8	0.4	0.1
51	Charles Smith	Nov 11, '97, MIA vs. SAC	22	5	142	1973	297	726	72	250	63	104	57	200	124	87	70	111	204	729	.409	.288	.606	13.9	5.1	1.4	0.9	0.6	0.5
52	Kebu Stewart	Dec 30, '97, PHI @ POR	24	1	15	110	12	26	0	0	16	25	9	31	2	5	2	8	13	40	.462		.640	7.3	2.7	2.1	0.1	0.3	0.1
53	Michael Stewart	Nov 1, '97, SAC @ VAN	22	8	286	3303	246	556	0	0	131	251	349	907	88	56	278	142	557	623	.442		.522	11.5	2.2	3.2	0.3	0.2	1.0
54	Ed Stokes	Nov 12, '97, TOR vs. NYK	26	1	4	17	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	4	1	1	2	2	4	3	.333		.500	4.3	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.5
55	Johnny Taylor	Nov 30, '97, ORL @ SEA	23	3	54	866	100	249	28	71	28	39	36	120	26	32	20	44	124	256	.402	.394	.718	16.0	4.7	2.2	0.5	0.6	0.4
56	Maurice Taylor	Oct 31, '97, LAC @ PHO	21	9	534	13324	2471	5298	5	33	942	1324	791	2452	623	246	259	973	1603	5889	.466	.152	.711	25.0	11.0	4.6	1.2	0.5	0.5
57	John Thomas	Oct 31, '97, BOS vs. CHI	22	5	208	2253	223	444	0	2	114	193	199	432	60	69	50	107	384	560	.502	.000	.591	10.8	2.7	2.1	0.3	0.3	0.2
58	Tim Thomas	Oct 31, '97, PHI vs. MIL	20	13	824	21336	3458	7922	962	2609	1576	2079	807	3379	1272	609	300	1217	2261	9454	.437	.369	.758	25.9	11.5	4.1	1.5	0.7	0.4
59	Keith Van Horn	Dec 5, '97, NJN vs. PHI	22	9	575	18150	3396	7659	597	1655	1817	2177	1122	3909	900	472	295	1262	1736	9206	.443	.361	.835	31.6	16.0	6.8	1.6	0.8	0.5
60	Jacque Vaughn	Oct 31, '97, UTA @ LAL	22	12	776	12658	1300	3028	95	270	768	986	148	1028	1919	403	15	792	1267	3463	.429	.352	.779	16.3	4.5	1.3	2.5	0.5	0.0
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
61	Eric Washington	Nov 1, '97, DEN @ UTA	23	2	104	2300	274	682	81	234	87	115	82	216	108	78	43	106	230	716	.402	.346	.757	22.1	6.9	2.1	1.0	0.8	0.4
62	Bubba Wells	Nov 1, '97, DAL @ SEA	23	1	39	395	48	116	1	6	31	43	22	68	34	15	4	31	40	128	.414	.167	.721	10.1	3.3	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.1
63	DeJuan Wheat	Oct 31, '97, MIN vs. GSW	24	2	80	740	93	243	30	77	49	70	14	56	127	32	3	57	71	265	.383	.390	.700	9.3	3.3	0.7	1.6	0.4	0.0
64	Alvin Williams	Nov 4, '97, POR vs. MIN	23	9	460	12610	1664	3950	208	664	625	822	252	1140	1877	549	109	623	897	4161	.421	.313	.760	27.4	9.0	2.5	4.1	1.2	0.2
65	Brandon Williams	Feb 10, '98, GSW vs. WAS	22	3	18	163	17	57	3	10	4	8	7	18	3	8	3	12	22	41	.298	.300	.500	9.1	2.3	1.0	0.2	0.4	0.2
66	Travis Williams	Nov 15, '97, CHH vs. LAC	28	2	47	427	62	132	0	1	27	50	59	111	22	20	6	36	65	151	.470	.000	.540	9.1	3.2	2.4	0.5	0.4	0.1