23. Keith Van Horn
Next up is the much-maligned Keith Van Horn (mainly because he was overhyped), who arrived in New Jersey via a draft-day trade after he was chosen second overall in 1997. Van Horn proved immediately that he was a more than capable scorer with a 19.8 points per Game Average, and he would exceed that the following season with a career-high 21.8 PPG, which led the Nets and ranked fifth overall. He would also have 8.5 Rebounds per Game, a number he equaled the following season. While his numbers would recede following the arrival of Jason Kidd in the 2001/02 season, he was a large part of why the Nets reached the Finals, and it was his bucket that was the game-winner in their Conference Final against the Boston Celtics. He would be traded after that year to the team that drafted him, the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Bullet Points
- Position: Power Forward, Small Forward
- Acquired: Traded from the Philadelphia 76ers with Michael Cage, Lucious Harris and Don MacLean for Jim Jackson, Eric Montross, Anthony Parker and Tim Thomas 6/27/97.
- Departed: Traded to the Philadelphia 76ers with Todd MacCulloch for Dikembe Mutombo 8/6/02.
- Games Played: 314
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Per Game Averages: 34.7 MP
.468 eFG%
.837 FT%
18.2 PTS
7.6 RB
0.9 AST
0.6 STL
0.3 BLK
23 Playoff Games
31.3 MP
.476 eFG%
.734 FT%
13.2 PTS
6.2 RB
1.8 AST
0.8 STL
0.4 BLK
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Advanced Stats: 16.9 PER
.522 TS%
4.2 VORP
23.2 WS
23 Playoff Games
14.4 PER
.510 TS%
0.6 VORP
1.3 WS
- Major Accolades and Awards: First Team All-Rookie (1998)
- Other Points of Note: Finished 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting in 1998
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