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Kevin McHale, 1986-87, Boston Celtics. McHale was overshadowed for much of his career by Bird, but in 1986-87 he produced his finest statistical season with a career-high 26.1 points to go along with 9.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. Those numbers may not be too phenomenal, except when you consider that during this season he became the first and thus far only player in NBA history to shoot better than 60% from the field (60.4) and 80% from the ... more 

Kevin McHale, 1986-87, Boston Celtics. McHale was overshadowed for much of his career by Bird, but in 1986-87 he produced his finest statistical season with a career-high 26.1 points to go along with 9.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. Those numbers may not be too phenomenal, except when you consider that during this season he became the first and thus far only player in NBA history to shoot better than 60% from the field (60.4) and 80% from the free-throw line (83.6) in the same season. (Getty Images) less