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1425:2014β15
1420:2013β14
1415:2012β13
1410:2011β12
1405:2010β11
1400:2009β10
1395:2008β09
1390:2007β08
1385:2006β07
1380:2005β06
1375:2004β05
1370:2003β04
1365:2002β03
1360:2001β02
1355:2000β01
1350:1999β00
1345:1998β99
1340:1997β98
1327:Seasons
963:on the
664:Awards
600:2020β21
581:2019β20
562:2018β19
542:2017β18
520:2016β17
501:2015β16
479:2014β15
467:Center
457:2013β14
438:2012β13
426:Center
413:2011β12
391:2010β11
373:2009β10
362:Center
352:2008β09
331:2007β08
313:2006β07
295:2005β06
273:2004β05
254:2003β04
230:2002β03
209:2001β02
188:2000β01
170:1999β00
147:1998β99
125:1997β98
113:Player
110:Season
58:Winners
41:History
1549:Best 5
1532:Awards
1208:2023:
1175:2017:
1162:2015:
1154:2014:
1146:2013:
1138:2012:
1130:2011:
1122:2010:
1114:2009:
1106:2008:
1098:2007:
1090:2006:
1082:2005:
1074:2004:
1066:2003:
1058:2002:
1050:2001:
1042:2000:
1034:1999:
1026:1998:
1017:1997:
896:Rookie
670:Years
667:Teams
644:Guard
624:Guard
607:Guard
569:Guard
508:Guard
401:Guard
380:Guard
340:Guard
320:Guard
284:Guard
219:Guard
158:Guard
136:Guard
82:Player
22:Korean
1480:Draft
1265:Teams
776:Notes
657:Teams
119:Team
1523:2017
1518:2016
1513:2015
1508:2014
1503:2013
1498:2011
1493:2007
1488:1998
1335:1997
1019:none
944:2023
650:(3)
630:(2)
613:(5)
594:(4)
575:(4)
556:(4)
536:(2)
514:(3)
495:(2)
473:(2)
451:(3)
432:(3)
407:(2)
346:(2)
267:(2)
248:(3)
164:(2)
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912:.
894:.
874:.
863:^
734:2
711:3
688:4
675:5
641:^
544:β
527:^
486:^
464:^
423:^
415:β
398:^
354:β
232:β
211:β
190:β
73:β
65:^
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1243:t
1236:v
997:e
990:t
983:v
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