I remember this final and when Tony won it and I was quite surprise by this stat.
Fun fact since Tony there have been 3 more: Dirk in 2011 – Giannis in 2021 and Joker in 2023.
Also Hakeem was the first non-US born player to win it in 1994 and he did in back to back years.
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He then continued to have a dominant career as part of the Big Three and owning points in the paint. Revolutionized a position played by smaller guys and figured many ways to score over or around big men. Masterful at the Mid range. Paved the way for Wemby to the Spurs.
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I remember this final and when Tony won it and I was quite surprise by this stat.
Fun fact since Tony there have been 3 more: Dirk in 2011 – Giannis in 2021 and Joker in 2023.
Also Hakeem was the first non-US born player to win it in 1994 and he did in back to back years.
He then continued to have a dominant career as part of the Big Three and owning points in the paint. Revolutionized a position played by smaller guys and figured many ways to score over or around big men. Masterful at the Mid range. Paved the way for Wemby to the Spurs.
Wow I’m surprised it took until 2007 tbh