He went from playing 44 total minutes during his rookie season to starting.
In his rookie season, he started the first nine games.
He did not appear in a game his rookie season.
Now he is playing forward for the first time since his 1977-78 rookie season.
He played in all 84 games of his rookie season.
He played in 15 games during his rookie season, starting one.
"How many players get a chance to write a book after their rookie season?"
He went on to play in 15 games, starting seven, during his rookie season.
He later learned that his rookie season might be over.
In his rookie season, he played all 16 games starting 6 of them.