Duke basketball: 10 best NBA careers in Blue Devils history

Duke basketball legends Kyrie Irving and Jason Williams (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
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No. 2 Greatest Duke basketball careers in NBA: Grant Hill

NBA Career Stats: 16.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 4.1 APG, 1.2 SPG, 48.3 FG%, 31.4 3PT%

Grant Hill‘s career in the NBA is simply incredible.

The longevity, productivity, and leadership are unmatched.

After an amazing four seasons at Duke, Hill was the No. 3 overall pick of the Detroit Pistons and immediately became the NBA Co-Rookie of the Year, sharing the honor with Jason Kidd, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1995.

Hill’s best statistical year in the NBA came in his final season with the Pistons when he averaged 25.8 points per game before being traded to the Orlando Magic.

Grant Hill spent his 18-year career with four different franchises, although he only played one season (29 games) with the Los Angeles Clippers in his final season.

The Dallas native spent six seasons each with the Pistons and Magic before being a member of the Phoenix Suns for five years.

Grant Hill was a seven-time NBA All-Star as well as an All-NBA First Team selection in 1997.

Hill was voted to the All-NBA Second Team four times in his career and won the NBA Sportsmanship Award three times.

He scored 17,137 points, 6,169 rebounds, and 4,252 assists during his time in the league.