Rookie Pierce averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, why isn t he the best rookie?

As we all know, Pierce is often referred to by fans as an "offensive kaleidoscope" and is quite good. In his rookie season, Pierce averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, which is quite a considerable statistic. But Pierce isn't the Rookie of the Year, so why is that?

Who exactly did Pierce lose to?

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Before entering the league, Pierce was well-known in school, often leading the team to games, and gaining a lot of fans. And in the '98 draft, Pierce was drafted by the Celtics with the 10th pick. Although the draft pick is not very high, the Celtics are also giving Pierce more balls because they are in the rebuilding period.

Pierce's performance on the rookie field shocked many fans, and he has a strong explosive power on the field. and averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and the champion of the year, Olovo Kandi, was a well-known parallel champion with an average of rebounds per game. In this way, Pierce is more than capable of running for Rookie of the Year.

However, Pierce did not win the honor in the end, and he lost to Carter.

Lost to Carter.

Carter's name is quite familiar to many fans, although Carter ranked fifth in the draft, but in the first year of trading to the Raptors, he sat firmly in the position of the boss, which can be said to be the peak of his debut. Carter had a good record of points, rebounds and three assists in his rookie game, and many fans were surprised by his explosive dunk.

Carter, who rose to fame in his rookie season, has become the center of attention, and he has a huge popularity. Although Pierce performed quite well in his rookie season, there was still some gap compared to Carter. However, Pierce's status in the team continued to rise and he soon became the heart of the team.

Many fans still have a lot of feelings about the 98 draft, such as the average star who came from behind and has a high historical status in the league, while the higher star has become obscure in the later games and cannot stand in the league, which is really regrettable.

Because Carter performed better than Pierce, Carter averaged 3 rebounds per game in his rookie season.

Because he met Carter. Averaged 3 rebounds per game to suppress Pierce in statistics, and with Carter's popularity, it is difficult for Pierce to award the best rookie award.

Because there is another Carter who is more talked about than him, and his split-board 3 assists are better than Pierce's.

Pierce is a famous offensive kaleidoscope in the NBA, and Pierce is the star of the prestigious University of Kansas. During this period, he averaged points, rebounds and assists per game, won the MVP of the Big 12 League, and has shown strong offensive talent. So in the draft, Pierce was selected with the 10th pick, and the Celtics were the league's fish belly at the time, so Pierce became the core when he first entered the league.

Pierce has a good chance to win the best rookie, because the top pick is Olovo Kandi, who only averaged points and rebounds per game in his rookie year, and is a famous parallel champion in the NBA. The performance of the rookie season was not too impressive, with the top three picks and not playing as expected. Nowitzki, the great god, has not yet begun to exert his strength in his rookie year.

Pierce played a total of 48 games, and as the starting small forward for the Celtics, Pierce averaged the number of shots per game, which is definitely highly valued. He can cut down the gorgeous statistics of rebounds and assists per game, plus steals, and he also has a shooting percentage, which is definitely a very good rookie performance. However, Pierce's record with a mediocre record of only 19 wins and 31 losses, a 38% win rate is even lower than the previous year.

The best rookie belongs to Carter, who is at the peak of his debut. Carter was the No. 5 pick, and the Warriors drafted him and traded him to the Raptors. In his first year with the Raptors, Carter became the boss of the team, and he averaged 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game, and his shooting percentage reached 45%.

His explosive dunks swept the league, and he became very popular in his rookie year.

In terms of record, before the Raptors selected Carter, it was a 16-66 team at the bottom of the East, with a winning percentage only. After Carter led the team, although he still did not enter the playoffs, his 23-27 record can already rank 10th in the East, and the winning rate has reached 46%. For a rookie, that's a great performance.

Pierce's rookie performance was outstanding, but Carter was even more inexplicable. He was the boss of the Raptors in his rookie year, not only was his data 18+6+3 more gorgeous than Pierce, but his 46% winning rate was also a complete victory over Pierce, and in the end he won the votes and was elected as the best rookie without any suspense. It is worth mentioning that the 98th draft can be said to be a year of accumulation, although the first three picks performed mediocre, but in the end it produced Nowitzki, Carter, Pierce and Jamison 4 20,000 points, which is the most in history.

Rookie of the Year was snatched away by Carter. Because Carter performed better at that time, averaging 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, beating Pierce and leading the Raptors to a better record. So the best rookie of the year was snatched away by Carter.

Vince Carter averaged minutes per game with the Raptors, with points and rebounds and 3 assists.

Iverson, Iverson's performance was even more eye-catching, directly overshadowing him, All-Star level play.

When it comes to the love-hate relationship between players in the league, fans have to think of Pierce and James. James and Pierce have been incompatible since they entered the league, and the two have not been in contact with each other either on the court or in life, and even after retiring, Pierce will target James in public, causing quite a stir. Maybe in the hearts of some fans, it was through James that they knew about Pierce's existence, but putting aside the personal grievances between Pierce and James, Pierce's strength at his peak was indeed very strong.

And what puzzled fans the most was that Pierce averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game on the rookie, he had every chance to win the best rookie, why didn't he become the best rookie in the end? Who did Pierce lose to?

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Before Pierce entered the league, he led the team to a number of honors in college and was very famous. Pierce then entered the NBA Draft and was drafted with the 10th pick by the Celtics. Pierce was very unhappy with the draft pick, which also allowed him to have a better rookie season.

In his rookie season, No. 1 Olowokandi's stats weren't particularly impressive, and his performances at Bangyan and Tanhua were also unsung compared to Pierce. It's fair to say that Pierce is the favorite to be the rookie of the year, but there's one player who's better than Pierce in every way, and that's Carter.

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Carter was drafted by the Warriors with the No. 5 pick in the 1998 draft. However, Carter was immediately traded to the Raptors, starting the peak of his self-nucleation period. Although Carter was not as well-known as Pierce at the time, he seemed to have revealed his true strength while playing for the Raptors, which was very feared by opponents.

A year after entering the league, Carter quickly secured the throne of the Raptors boss and became the player at the peak of his debut. In his rookie season, Carter had super explosiveness on the court, and his statistics completely crushed Pierce, which also shocked many fans. In the end, Carter was undoubtedly the rookie of the season.

Although Pierce didn't win Rookie of the Year, his stats and on-court performances were pretty good. After his rookie season, Pierce continued to hone himself on the field and his strength improved a lot. In the 2007-08 season, Pierce led the Keitel team to the NBA championship and won the Finals MVP.

In 2017, Pierce opted to retire.

Lack of strength. He's playing well, but Doncic, a rookie from another team, is even better than him.

He didn't perform as well as Carter in his rookie season. Carter averaged points, rebounds and 3 assists per game in his rookie season, and his personal data was slightly better than Pierce.

Because Carter, who was the fifth pick that year, was more popular, and he averaged 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game in his rookie season, he won the best rookie show of the year.

Because he lost to Carter, Carter is more explosive, and he has a lot of talent and strength in basketball.

He lost to Larry Johnson, who averaged a double-double of 11 rebounds per game and averaged assists per game.

He lost to rookie Carter that year, and Carter averaged 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

Pierce's rookie performance was outstanding, but Carter was even more inexplicable. He was the boss of the Raptors in his rookie year, not only was the data 18+6+3 more gorgeous than Pierce, but the 46% winning rate of the team was also completely better than Pierce, and finally he won the vote and was elected as the best rookie without suspense.

Carter. Carter was the top pick in the '98 draft, averaging points, rebounds and 3 assists per game in his rookie season.

Lost to Carter, who averaged 3 rebounds per game, performed very well, and the team's record was better than Pierce's, stealing the best rookie.

Lost to Carter, Carter became the boss of the team as soon as he entered the team, and he made a lot of shots, and his dunks attracted many fans and had a high popularity.