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Allen Iverson’s NBA Debut was 25 Years Ago Today

Kevin Kinkead

By Kevin Kinkead

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And what a debut it was.

Iverson, straight outta Georgetown, put up 30 points on 12-19 shooting to lead all scorers on the evening:

Here were the starting lineups on that night:

  • Sixers: A.I., Derrick Coleman, Michael Cage, Clarence Weatherspoon, Jerry Stackhouse
  • Bucks: Vin Baker, Glenn Robinson, Andrew Lang, Ray Allen, Sherman Douglas

Iverson played 76 games that season, and won Rookie of the Year averaging 23.5 points on 41.6% shooting. He had 7.5 assists per game and ripped off 2.1 steals per. That assist number was actually the second highest of his career, outside of the 04-05 season, when he was playing alongside Chris Webber, Andre Iguodala, and Kyle Korver.

Sixers host Dame Lillard and the Blazers tonight at the Center.

Kevin Kinkead
Kevin Kinkead

Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com

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