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- Following his junior
- season at Auburn,
- Charles tried out for the
- 1984 U.S. Olympic
- Team. He did not make
- the final cut, but he played well enough to
- impress NBA scouts. The Philadelphia
- 76ers selected Charles with the fifth pick of
- the first round of the 1984 NBA draft.
-
- Charles became a starter for the Sixers
- toward the end of his rookie year. In his
- second season, 1985-86, he averaged 20
- points and 12.8 rebounds per game, for a
- team that was a contender for the NBA
- championship.
-
- Charles has been an All-Star selection
- eight straight times since the 1986-87
-