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Grant Hill's Story
The son of former Dallas Cowboys running back Calvin Hill, Grant Hill arrived in the NBA with a reputation not only as a big-time basketball player but also as a classy individual who would represent the next generation of superstars following a standout college career at Duke. Thus far, he has done nothing to dispel that notion. As a freshman and a sophomore he was an integral part of a team that won back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1991 and 1992. The winner of the Henry Iba Award as the nation's best defender in his junior year, he scored a career high 18.0 points per game that season. He was a consensus First-Team All-America selection after his senior year.

The Detroit Pistons selected Hill with the third overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft. The combination of his spectacular play and his humble demeanor quickly endeared Hill to NBA fans, who voted him a starter in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game and he scored 10 points in the contest on 5-of-8 shooting.He went on to share NBA Rookie of the Year honors with the Mavericks' Jason Kidd after leading the Pistons in scoring(19.9), steals(1.77) and minutes(38.3) and placing second in assists(5.0) and rebounds(6.4).

 
In his second pro season, Hill became only the 15th player in NBA history to lead his team in scoring, rebounding and assists in the same season, averaging 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game. He also topped the Pistons with 1.25 steals and 40.8 minutes per game. The versatile Hill led the NBA with 10 triple-doubles and also had 32 double-doubles. He also was the NBA Player of the Week for the period ending March 17. Hill was once again the leading vote-getting for the All-Star Game, receiving 1,358,004 votes, and he scored 14 points in the midwinter classic in San Antonio. He averaged 19.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the three playoff games against Orlando, shooting a team-high .564 from the field. And after the season he was part of the Dream Team that represented the United States in the Olympics in Atlanta.

In his third pro season,Hill averaged 21.4 points, 9.0 rebounds , 7.3 assists , 1.80 steals and 39.3 minutes  per game. He was voted to the All-NBA First Team and received the IBM Award for overall contributions to his team's success. He also was the NBA's Player of the Month for January and twice earned Player of the Week honors. Hill led the league with 13 triple-doubles, including six in his final 11 games of the season. His career total of 24 in three seasons already ranks as the fifth-highest total in NBA history (since 1979-80).
In playoff series against Atlanta, scoring 20, 25, 24, 28 and 21 points to average a team-high 23.6 ppg. He also averaged 6.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

In 1997-98 season,Hill posted 31 double-doubles and tied Jason Kidd of Phoenix for the league lead with four triple-doubles. Hill averaged 21.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.77 steals per game, leading the team in scoring, assists and steals and ranking second in rebounding.Playing in his fourth All-Star Game, Hill scored 15 points, handed out five assists and grabbed three rebs for the Eastern Conference.