Named First Team All-NBA four consecutive seasons (1998-99,
1999-2000, 2000-01and 2001-02).
Named First Team All-Defensive three times (1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02) and
to the second team in 1999-2000.
Five-time NBA All-Star selection, including four times (2002, 2001, 2000,
1998 and 1996)
Became only the fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in assists
three-straight seasons - 1999-01 (John Stockton, 1988-96; Oscar Robertson,
1964-66; Bob Cousy, 1953-60)
Won a gold medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
First Maverick to start an All-Star Game (1996).
Became the sixth fastest NBA player to record 5000 career assists (531 games),
as he finished with three points, 15 assists and eight rebounds in 44 minutes
at Dallas on 1/21/2002
Tied a career-high with 16 rebounds while scoring 16 points, dishing off
seven assists and collecting a team-high three steals in 43 minutes of action
at Orlando on 4/11/2002
Set the Nets all-time single season triple-double mark (8), and in doing
so, became the Nets all-time leader in triple-doubles
Set the Nets all-time single season assist mark by recording 808 assists
Became first Nets player ever to win “Eastern Conference Player of the Month”
for November by averaging 13.3 points, 9.6 assists, 7.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals
in leading the Nets to a 10-5 record and their best start in franchise history
Ranked 2nd in the NBA in assists (9.9 apg), 3rd in steals (2.13 spg) and
ranked 4th in double-doubles (44) in 2001-02
Recorded first career playoff triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds
and personal playoff-high 16 assists in Game 4 against the Lakers in the
2000 Western Conference Semifinals
Named NBA Player of the Week (7th career, 5th as Sun) on 4/2/01 after he
averaged 31.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 4.3 steals and shot .513
from the field during a 4-0 week with wins over the Lakers, Cleveland, Houston
and Milwaukee
Exploded for career-high 43 points at Houston on 3/29/01
Named NBA Player of the Month for April 1999, averaging 20.1 pointes, 10.4
assists, 6.7 rebounds and 2.38 steals per game and logging two triple-doubles,
for the 10-6 Suns
Topped 700 assists and 500 rebounds in the same season for the second time
in 1997-98, joining Robertson and Magic
Johnson (six times each) as the only players in NBA history to do so more
than once
Established a Mavericks' single-game franchise record with a career-high
25 assists against the Jazz on 2/8/96 and notched a Mavericks' single-season
franchise record 783 assists in 1995-96
Was named 1994-95 NBA co-Rookie of the Year (with Grant Hill) and was a
unanimous selection to the 1994-95 NBA All-Rookie First Team
Named Schick NBA Rookie of the Month for March 1995
Participated in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1995 NBA All-Star Weekend
in Phoenix
Won Naismith Award as nation's top high school player after senior season
at St. Joseph of Notre Dame (Alameda, CA), averaging 25.0 points, 10.0 assists,
7.0 rebounds and 7.0 steals
Parade and USA Today High School Player of the Year
Played in the McDonald's High School All-American Game
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