On February 19, Beijing time, the NBA will officially open All-Star Weekend today. Earlier today, former NBA superstar Maddy took part in an O'Neal podcast show. On the show, Maddy talks about some of the regrets of his career, including not being elected MVP in 2003.
Maddy said: "The Magic team without all-Stars, I averaged 32.1 points per game and led the team to 8th in the East, so I should be the MVP of that year! The MVP that season was Duncan, and even if the Spurs didn't have Duncan, they could still make the playoffs because they were so strong. ”
O'Neal objected, saying: "No, the reason for the success of many Spurs players is Duncan. When he was caught in the bag, he passed the ball to Ginobili and then they could win. The Spurs did win without Duncan, but they couldn't make the playoffs. The Spurs are Duncan's team, and they wouldn't have succeeded without Duncan. ”
Maddy continued: "The Spurs still have two All-Stars, Ginobili and Parker, the Spurs have two All-Stars, and in Orlando, I'm the only one. ”
It is worth mentioning that in the MVP selection this season, Duncan averaged 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, and the Spurs were the first in the West, and Duncan finally voted 962 points. Garnett is ranked 2nd with 23 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6 assists per game, the Timberwolves are 4th in the West, and Garnett has 871 points per vote. Bryant averaged 30 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in Third place, the Lakers ranked Fifth in the West, and Bryant scored 496 points per game.
For comparison, Maddy averaged 32.1 points, 5.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game, the Magic eventually finished eighth in the East with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses, and Maddy only ranked fourth with 427 points. It is worth mentioning that O'Neill, who spoke to Maddy, ranked 5th with 126 points in the MVP selection this season.