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Milwaukee Boston Detroit The move was designed to bolster the team's chances in the playoffs against teams that were bigger and more physical. The —99 season was initially disrupted for several months following an impasse in the collective bargaining negotiations.
In the end, the league scaled down to a game schedule, and Portland capitalized on the shortened campaign. Boasting one of the league's most balanced squads that also had strength in depth, [9] the Trail Blazers chalked up an impressive 35—15 record and topped the division.
O'Neal's disappointment at losing in the Conference Finals was compounded by the fact that his regular season minutes had dropped to fewer than 10 a game for the first time, [7] and that his contributions to the team were mostly insignificant to begin with.
He was having increasing doubts about his NBA career. Portland acquired Detlef Schrempf and Steve Smith during the offseason, which meant that O'Neal was once again consigned to the bench. His statistics remained unimpressive, averaging 3. They notched 59 wins in the regular season, and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz en route to reaching the Western Conference Finals. With back-to-back Conference Finals disappointments coupled with a lack of playing time, he soon announced his intention to be traded.
All of this meant that O'Neal arrived in Indianapolis facing intense pressure and scrutiny. O'Neal turned out to be a revelation for his new club and it was not long before he established himself as a key player for his new team.
I want to get to the point where I can destroy the entire league. The Pacers pushed the Nets all the way to Game 5, and even forced overtime twice, but the Nets prevailed in the end.
The Pacers started the —03 season well, winning 14 of their first 16 games, [21] and had the best record in the East by the time the All-Star break arrived. For one, Brad Miller got injured and Indiana lost one of their most versatile players. Defensive lynchpin Artest suffered from too many emotional outbursts and this further hurt the Pacers, [22] who could only finish the season 48— Off the court, the team had also been facing family problems.
Brad Miller's father-in-law and Tinsley's mother passed away during the season, and just before the playoffs, O'Neal's stepfather attempted suicide. Despite all the changes, O'Neal spearheaded the Pacers to a league-best 61—21 record in the —04 season. The Pacers looked to build on their previous campaign in the —05 season , but all their plans came apart in November.
In a game against the Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills , a brawl broke out that spilled into the stands. The forward had a decent career overall and can be somewhat proud of his time in the NBA after getting drafted so young.
Detroit was trying to find their long-term replacement for their aging big men, but Milicic could never have the scoring ability of a potential superstar like Carmelo Anthony had. Nonetheless, Milicic would go on to play 10 years in the NBA for 6 franchises that were hoping for immediate development. That never came, as Darko would only be a role player for every team he was on. The late and great Kobe Bryant was drafted as a skinny teenager in the Draft, a class full of Hall of Famers and superstar talents.
Kobe was selected by the Hornets but never played a single game for them as he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Of course, the rest was history. After a slow rookie campaign, Bryant became an All-Star in his second season while eventually winning 5 championships with the Los Angeles Lakers including 3 in a row between Bryant is one of the greatest players to ever play the game and the Hornets were at least smart enough to take him out of college as a year old kid.
Still, Jermaine was very raw as a year old out of college and would have probably been more effective out the gate had he played more minutes for the Trail Blazers. When the Lakers drafted Andrew Bynum before the season, the Lakers were in desperate need of star power to surround superstar Kobe Bryant.
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