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What's it like to live the dream? Find out with this exclusive, authorized look inside the rookie year in the NBA. Follow the outstanding rookies of the 1997-98 season--the first-round picks, the surprising stars--and the amazingly different experiences of these highly talented players. Through their eyes you'll experience the challenge of leaving college, seven months of nonstop travel, a punishing eighty-two-game season, and playing for both winning and losing teams. NBA Rookie Experience includes a full statistical breakdown of the 1997-98 rookie, class, comparing their stats of those of the greatest players in NBA history. 8 pages of photos.