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  1.                                  season and was named 
  2.                                  MVP of the All-Star 
  3.                                  Game in 1991. Along 
  4.                                  with reaching All-Star 
  5.                                  status, Charles led the 
  6. NBA in rebounding in 1986-87, and the next 
  7. season averaged 28.3 points per game -- a 
  8. career best!
  9.  
  10. Before he starred for the gold medal-winning 
  11. Dream Team at the 1992 Olympics, "Sir 
  12. Charles" was traded to the Phoenix Suns. 
  13. His first season with the Suns was a dream
  14. year. He led the Suns to the NBA Finals, 
  15. losing to the Chicago Bulls in six games. 
  16. That season, Charles was voted the Most
  17. Valuable Player in the NBA.
  18.