Named the NBA's 2003-04 Most Valuable Player
Unanimous selection for All-NBA First Team honors
Named to the All-Defensive First Team for the fifth
consecutive season
Named Western Conference Player of the Month four times
(December, January, February, April), the first player in
the award's 25-year history to be so honored
Also picked up four Western Conference Player of the Week
awards (Nov. 24, Dec. 22, Jan. 26, Feb. 2)
Made his seventh straight
All-Star Game appearance Feb. 15
at Staples Center, tallying 12 points, seven rebounds and
six assists
Wrapped up his ninth NBA season by starting all 82 games
Posted career highs in scoring (24.2 ppg) and rebounds
(a league-leading 13.9 rpg)
Also averaged 5.0 apg (ranking second among frontcourt
players)
Notched his fifth consecutive 20/10/5 campaign; joins Larry
Bird as the only players in league history to accomplish
that feat
Finished with 1,987 total points and 1,139 rebounds, becoming
just the fifth player in NBA history (and the first in 29
years) to
lead the league in both categories
Set 11 single-season franchise records, including points,
rebounds, point/rebound double-doubles (71), 20-point
games (67) and blocked shots (178)
Reached double figures in all 82 contests, extending his streak
to 164 overall
Made 80 of his final 90 free throw attempts during the regular
season (88.9%)
Topped the Wolves in scoring 50 times, in rebounding 74
times and in assists 27 times
Led Minnesota across the board (pts/reb/ast) 12 times
Tied his own franchise record with 19 consecutive
double-doubles
Collected 22 points and 24 rebounds Feb. 19 vs. Sacramento,
his sixth 20/20 night of the season (20th career)
Recorded a career-high 25 rebounds Dec. 5 at Sacramento,
adding 33 points for his sixth career 30/20 outing
His 23 defensive rebounds equaled the most by an NBA
player since Charles Barkley grabbed 25 on Nov. 2, 1996
Four of his top five career single-game rebounding
efforts have been vs. the Kings
Hit two three-pointers in the last 30 seconds of regulation in
that game, forcing overtime
Scored 30+ points 12 times
Collected 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists Jan. 28 at
Golden State, his second triple-double of the season
Registered a season-high 35 points, 10 rebounds and 10
assists Dec. 18 vs. Dallas
Tied his season high with 35 points Feb. 6 vs. Cleveland
Blocked a season-high seven shots Dec. 20 vs. Indiana, and
added six blocks Dec. 16 vs. Houston
Sank the game-winning basket as time expired Dec. 7 at the
Clippers, his second career buzzer-beater
Led the NBA in Efficiency Rating (33.13) and ranked third in
scoring, 11th in blocks (2.17 bpg), 11th in minutes (39.4 mpg)
and 11th in FG accuracy (49.9%)
Dished out the 3,000th assist of his career March 21
vs. Denver
Became the
17th player in NBA history to record 13,000
points, 7,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists
Hauled down his 7,000th career rebound Feb. 3 vs. Orlando
Scored his 13,000th point Feb. 1 vs. Philadelphia; he'd tallied
point number 12,000 Nov. 7 at Orlando
Recorded his third career playoff triple-double in Game 2 vs.
Denver (20 pts / 22 reb / 10 ast)
The 22 rebounds are a postseason career high, while his 20
defensive boards tie an NBA Playoff record
Tallied 32 points and 21 rebounds in the Game 7 series
clincher vs. Sacramento, his third career 30/20 playoff
performance
It was also his fourth 20-rebound night in the 2004 Playoffs
Recorded point/rebound double-doubles in 17 of the Wolves'
18 playoff games
His six blocks in Game 2 vs. Sacramento are a club playoff
record
Scored 30+ points four times during the playoffs
Scored his 1,000th career playoff point in the first quarter of
Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals
Signed a
contract extension on Oct. 1
