Allen Iverson's NBA Debut was 25 Years Ago Today
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:
25 years ago today, Allen Iverson made his NBA debut 🔥
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— FanDuel (@FanDuel) November 1, 2021
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.