Larry Bird
1980
The three-time NBA champion and three-time NBA MVP, Bird was selected to his first of 12 All-Star Games in 1980, when he turned heads for becoming the highest-paid rookie in league history at the time with a $650,000 salary. And he was worth every penny. He led the Celtics in scoring (21.3 points per game), rebounding (10.4 per game), as well as total steals (143) and minutes (2,955). He was, fittingly, named the league's Rookie of the Year that season, and helping the East to a 144-136 overtime victory over the West and his rival on the court, Magic Johnson.
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