In 2002, Yao Ming entered the NBA and was a champion, and many fans had high hopes for him. And Yao Ming's career performance did not disappoint the fans who supported him. Although he only played 8 seasons in the league due to injury, he entered the All-Star every year and entered the Best Team five times. However, in the rookie season, Yao Ming did not win the award for best rookie, and the final best rookie belonged to Stoudemire, the ninth show of the Suns.
In his rookie season, Yao Ming averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.8 blocks in 82 games, while Xiao Si also played in 82 games, averaging 13.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.9 steals and 1.2 blocks.
Xiao Si can also be called Yao Ming's lifelong enemy in that draft, and Xiao Si at his peak was a regular all-star and best team. Under Nash's needle-piercing line, Xiaosi, Marion, Dior and others have made the Suns the originator of the running team and have the strength to compete for the championship.
The peak season of His career was in 2007, when he played 82 games and averaged 20.4+10+1.3 per game, and the Suns achieved a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, ranking second in the league. With an average of only 12.9 shots per game, Xiaosi's efficiency is very frightening, which also makes him the best team of the season.
So was Littles the League's No. 1 center in that season? And how did the familiar Yao Ming and Howard perform?
That year's Yao Ming, also at his peak, averaged 33 minutes per game in the season, getting 25+9.4+2+2 blocks, and from the data point of view, Yao Ming was better than Xiaosi. However, in terms of record, the Rockets have nine wins less than the Suns, and because the attendance rate is not as good as Xiaosi, Yao Ming can only relegate to the second team that season.
That year was the third year of Howard's career, and he slowly became the league's hottest center, averaging 17.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game that season, shooting 60.3%, but the team's record was average, only 40 wins and 42 losses, and in that season, Howard was selected for the best three teams.
At that time, Xiaosi was very good in terms of record, statistics and efficiency, so in that year, Xiaosi became the best center in the league.