It all begins with a handshake, a pivot, and a multi-million dollar grin for the cameras. Each summer, 60 players hear their name called by NBA commissioner David Stern. These chosen few climb a narrow staircase in what is the dawn of so many promising careers.
Just over half of those players survive their initial season in the league after many see demotions to the NBDL, where the maximum salary is just over $25,000 annually, or seek slightly more lucrative deals in European competition.
The players who live to see their second year in the NBA are often evaluated under a different microscope, a microscope that no longer takes into account a transitional adjustment period or maturity issues that plague young players.
With the NBA season quickly approaching the quarter mark, it’s time to take a look at the players who have taken the next step as second year stars or fallen behind as a second year slouch.
Tyreke Evans entered the 2010-’11 season as one of the most highly touted second-year players looking to build an encore performance off of his jaw-dropping 20.1 PPG, 5.8 ASG, and 5.3 RPG output. His rookie season placed him among Oscar Ro ...
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