User:Martin tamb/DYK

Self-expansion/creation

 * 1) ... that Hakeem Olajuwon and Sam Bowie were selected ahead of Michael Jordan in the 1984 National Basketball Association Draft? (5 March 2010)
 * 2) ... that Spencer Haywood was included in the 1971 NBA Draft even though he already played in the NBA before the draft? (9 April 2010)
 * 3) ... that Bill Russell won two NBA Championships as a player-coach of the Boston Celtics? (7 June 2010)
 * 4) ... that of the 22 players selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980 NBA Expansion Draft, only two played more than one season for the team? (13 June 2010)
 * 5) ... that Rick Mahorn was selected second in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he refused to report to the team and was traded prior to the start of the following season? (18 June 2010)
 * 6) ... that even though Arvid Kramer had not played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1979–80 season, he was selected first in the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft? (20 June 2010)
 * 7) ... that the National Basketball Association (NBA) public relations director Haskell Cohen originated the idea for the first NBA All-Star Game? (30 June 2010)
 * 8) ... that the National Basketball Association (NBA) public relations director Haskell Cohen originated the idea for the first NBA All-Star Game? (30 June 2010)
 * 9) ... that Darryl Dawkins and Bill Willoughby were the first high school basketball players to directly enter the National Basketball Association after they were drafted in 1975? (28 July 2010)
 * 10) ... that four players from the 1976 NBA Draft, Adrian Dantley, Robert Parish, Alex English and Dennis Johnson, have been inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame? (2 August 2010)
 * 11) ... that Larry Brown is the only National Basketball Association (NBA) head coach who has coached nine different NBA teams? (17 August 2010)
 * 12) ... that the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls are the only National Basketball Association team to win at least 70 games in a single season? (18 August 2010)
 * 13) ... that Latavious Williams rejected a US$100,000 contract offer from a Chinese team but opted to play minor league basketball in the United States for only US$19,000? (30 August 2010)
 * 14) ... that Lusia Harris, who was drafted in the seventh round of the 1977 NBA Draft, was the first and only woman ever drafted in the NBA? (1 September 2010)
 * 15) ... that Larry Bird's hometown team, the Indiana Pacers, did not draft him in the 1978 NBA Draft because they could not convince him to leave college early? (7 October 2010)
 * 16) ... that Magic Johnson, the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft, won the NBA championship and the Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his first season in the league? (29 October 2010)
 * 17) ... that eight players selected in the 1980 NBA Draft went on to became head coaches in the league? (2 November 2010)
 * 18) ... that Nick Fazekas, the number one overall selection in the 2010 NBA Development League Draft, was a D-League All-Star before he was even picked? (14 November 2010)
 * 19) ... that a 7-foot-8 Japanese basketball player, a future Baseball Hall of Famer and a former college football star were selected in the 1981 NBA Draft, but none of them ever played in the league? (8 December 2010)
 * 20) ... that former Florida State Seminoles player Ryan Reid had more wins than any other player in the school's college basketball history? (14 December 2010)
 * 21) ... that professional basketball player Trey Johnson ended his college baseball career after suffering a ligament injury on his elbow that required a Tommy John surgery? (23 March 2011)
 * 22) ... that during the 2010–11 NBA Development League season, 20 players were called-up to the NBA, while 39 NBA players were assigned to the D-League? (2 May 2011)
 * 23) ... that basketball player Othyus Jeffers and his two older brothers, Gerome Allen and Edmund Allen, were all shot during three separate shooting incidents in their hometown, but only Jeffers survived? (7 May 2011)
 * 24) ... that in the 2011 NBA Draft, reigning NBA champion Dallas Mavericks selected Qatari basketball player Tanguy Ngombo, even though his age and eligibility were disputed? (8 July 2011)
 * 25) ... that in 1953, Paul Arizin won a belated most valuable player award for his performance in the previous year's NBA All-Star Game? (30 August 2011)
 * 26) ... that five National Basketball Association (NBA) teams own and operate their NBA Development League affiliates in the upcoming 2011–12 NBA Development League season? (3 September 2011)
 * 27) ... that the first Chinese player in the NBA was a Maverick? (27 November 2011)
 * 28) ... that Marco Melandri became the 2002 250cc World Champion after a 0.007 second win over Fonsi Nieto at Phillip Island? (11 December 2011)
 * 29) ... that Boston Celtics center Bill Russell won 11 NBA championships during his 13-year playing career, including two titles as player-coach? (13 December 2011)
 * 30) ... that NBA Development League team Iowa Energy broke the league's attendance record in their first ever home game? (13 January 2012)
 * 31) ... that Dwyane Wade has played more minutes, scored more points, made more field goals, made more free throws and recorded more assists than any other player in Miami Heat history? (5 February 2012)
 * 32) ... that Don Barksdale became the first African American basketball player to play in the NBA All-Star Game after he was selected to play in the 1953 game? {16 February 2012}

Others

 * 1) ... that four-time block leader Mark Eaton averaged 5.56 blocks per game in the 1984–85 NBA season? (5 May 2010) → article expanded by User:Chrishmt0423
 * 2) ... that Allen Iverson is the only player who led the NBA in steals for three consecutive seasons? (5 May 2010) → article expanded by User:Chrishmt0423