1. Earned All-NBA status for the third year in a row (second team) and finished third in NBA MVP balloting after a stellar 2003-04 season
2. Won the Magic Johnson Award from the Pro Basketball Writers Association for his combination of elite status and cooperation with the media
3. Helped U.S. win a gold medal in the 2003 Tournament of the Americas Olympic qualifier, but was forced to withdraw from 2004 Olympics due to a knee injury
4. Only player in the Eastern Conference and one of five in the NBA to average 20+ points and 10+ rebounds a game
5. Three-time NBA All-Star made his second straight start in the 2004 All-Star game in Los Angeles, 2/15, and scored 16 points with a team-high nine rebounds
6. Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December 2003.
7. Had a career-high 44 double-doubles in 2003-04, the second most in a single season in Pacers' NBA history
8. Set team playoff record by averaging 17.5 rebounds in the first-round loss to Boston in 2003, including a single-game record 22 in Game 5.
9. The first Pacers’ player to ever be named Player of the Month twice in his career, he won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice in 2002-03 (January and April).
10. Led the Eastern Conference and was sixth in the NBA with 43 double-doubles in '02-03.
11. Ranked seventh in the league in blocked shots (2.31) in '02-03, he set a team NBA record by rejecting 10 shots against the Toronto Raptors, 1/22/03. In that game, he became the second Pacers’ player (and the first in the NBA) to ever have a triple-double involving blocked shots. He added 11 rebounds and 18 points in that game.
12. His four blocked shots in the 2003 All-Star Game was the third highest total in All-Star Game history.
13. NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2001-02, raised his scoring average from a career-high 12.9 ppg in 2000-01 to a team-leading 19.0. Also lifted his rebounding average to a team-best 10.5 rpg, which was seventh best in the NBA.
14. Joined Reggie Miller on the U.S. team for the 2002 World Basketball Championship in Indianapolis.
15. Helped the U.S. win a Gold Medal in the 2001 Goodwill Games.
16. Made his NBA debut at the age of 18 years, 1 month and 22 days old, becoming the youngest player in NBA history, against the Denver Nuggets on 12/5/96
17. Named Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball in South Carolina as a senior at Eau Claire High School
18. Named to the USA Today All-USA Basketball Team
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