Florida basketball: 10 best NBA careers in Gators history

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PHILADELPHIA, : The Philadelphia 76ers’ Allen Iverson (C) is surrounded by the Seattle SuperSonics’ Vernon Maxwell (3) and Ruben Patterson as he looks to pass in the second period 08 November 1999. The 76ers won their first game of the season defeating the Sonics 117-98. Iverson scored 37 points, 9 rebounds and had 3 assists. AFP PHOTO/ TOM MIHALEK (Photo credit should read TOM MIHALEK/AFP via Getty Images) /

No. 8 best Florida basketball NBA career: Vernon Maxwell

Drafted: 1988 No. 47 overall (second round)
NBA career games: 855
NBA PPG: 12.8
2x NBA Champion

Mad Max was a three-time All-SEC at Florida and was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1988 NBA Draft. He ended up outplaying his draft slot, playing on eight different teams over a 13-year career.

The best years of Maxwell’s career were in Houston. In 1990-91 he averaged 17.0 points a game and in 1991-92 he upped that to 17.2. As the Rockets got better around Hakeem Olajuwon, Maxwell’s role diminished, but his sacrifice was well worth it.

The Rockets won back-to-back NBA Finals in 1994 and 1995, Maxwell’s only championships of his career.

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