Key stats: 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists per game in 20 NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Career accomplishments: Five-time NBA champion , 15-time All-Star, two-time NBA MVP , 15-time All-NBA player, 1998 NBA rookie of the year, 1997 NCAA player of the year at Wake Forest, one of three players in NBA history to be part of more than 1,000 regular-season wins.Quote: “Thank you, Coach Pop, for being more than a coach … for being more like a father to me.” — Duncan, to Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, at his jersey retirementKey stats: 17.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.
Quote: “I never would have dreamed that the WNBA would start in my freshman year in college and I would have the opportunity to play in a league that was designed just for me.” — Catchings, at her jersey retirementKey stats: 527-416 record in parts of 13 NBA seasons as coach of Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers; 17.4 points, 8.1 rebounds. 2.0 assists per game in 11 seasons as a player with the Rockets.
Career accomplishments: Two-time AP national coach of the year , took three teams to the Final Four , one of 12 coaches recognized by the NCAA for more than 800 Division I victories, nine regular-season conference titles, eight conference tournament titles.
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