23 years ago today: Carter & Pierce & Nowitzki made his NBA debut

23 years ago today (February 6, 1999), the 1998 Draft representatives Carter, Pierce, and Nowitzki made their NBA debuts.

(The 1998-1999 season was a shrink season with only 50 games played in the regular season and canceled over the All-Star Weekend.) ）

Among them, Carter and Pierce met in their career debuts. At the time, Carter's Raptors beat Pierce's Celtics 103-92 on the road. In this game, Carter played 31 minutes and 21 seconds, 5 of 11 shots, 8 of 6 free throws, cut 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Pierce played 39 minutes and 16 seconds, 7 of 14 shots, 4 of 3 three points, 3 of 6 free throws, 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

In Nowitzki's debut game, the Dallas Mavericks (now dallas Mavericks) lost 86-92 to the Seattle Supersonics (now oklahoma City Thunder), and in that game, Nowitzki played 16 minutes and 20 seconds, shooting 0 of 5, 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 2 points and 4 assists.

Rookie season averages for three players:

Carter: 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists

Pierce: 16.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists

Nowitzki: 8.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1 assist

Career averages for the three players:

Carter: 16.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists (1541 regular season games)

Pierce: 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists (1343 regular season games)

Nowitzki: 20.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists (1522 regular season games)

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