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I hope someone can officially create a Rod Strickland Tribute Video, He is probably one of the most underrated NBA player of all time shame that he never make it in an NBA ALL Star Team.
I know he had an attitude problem and Rod was known for smoking marijuana/ taking drugs but just look at his numbers in his prime. Definitely he is one of the top PG in the mid 1990's his offense and defense are both better than the former 2 time MVP Steve Nash.
NBA career stats: 13.2 PPG, 7.3 APG, 1.48 SPG, in 1,094 Games
Rod Strickland's Best Season
1992-93, 78 Games, 13.8 PPG, 8.6 APG, 2.06 SPG
Team Record: 51- 31
1993-94 82 Games, 17.2 PPG, 9.0 APG, 1.79 SPG
Team Record: 47- 35
1994-95 65 Games, 18.9 PPG, 8.8 APG, 1.92 SPG
Team Record: 44-38
1995-96, 67 Games, 18.7 PPG, 9.6 APG, 1.45 SPG
Team Record: 49-33
1996-97, 82 Games, 17.2 PPG, 8.9 APG, 1.74 SPG
Team Record: 44-38
1997-98, 76 Games, 17.8 PPG, 10.50 APG, 5.50 RPG, 1.66 SPG
Team Record: 42-40
NBA Career Milestone
Scored his 14,000th career point, posting 12 points and a game-high 10 assists, against the Portland Trail Blazers on 1/18/03
Notched his 6,000th career assist, posting 17 points, a game-high 12 assists and 7 rebounds, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 3/30/99
Named to the 1997-98 All-NBA Second Team
Led the NBA in 1997-98 with a career-high 10.5 apg and finished second in 1998-99 with 9.9 apg
Also ranked 4th in the NBA in assists in 1995-96 (9.6 apg), 5th in 1991-92 (8.6 apg) and 1994-95 (8.6 apg) and 6th in 1993-94 (9.0 apg)
Became the 25th player in NBA history to score 10,000 points and dish out 5,000 assists during the 1997-98 season
Scored his 10,000th career point, posting 14 points and a game-high 16 assists, against the Houston Rockets on 12/27/97
Ranked third in Trail Blazers' franchise history after 1995-96 season with 2,501 assists and tied a Trail Blazers' franchise record with 20 assists against the Houston Rockets on 3/30/96
Named to the 1988-89 NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 8.9 ppg and 3.9 apg for the Knicks
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