Paolo Banchero continues to surprisehe did it since the night he was chosen as first pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and he does it now in his first regular season game with the Orlando Magic registering a historic performance.
Debut a lo LeBron
The former Duke University had a memorable nightit is true that he could not avoid the Magic’s loss to the Pistons 113-109, however, personally, shis numbers place him as one of the best debuts for a rookie in the NBA.
Banchero finished with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.becoming the first rookie who gets a game of at least 25 points-5 rebounds-5 assists, since LeBron James got it in his NBA debut in 2003.
Paolo Banchero was HISTORIC tonight, becoming the first No. 1 overall pick to drop 20+ PTS, 5+ REB, and 5+ AST in their NBA debut since LeBron James in 2003! pic.twitter.com/RrQwbl5h7r
— NBA (@NBA) October 20, 2022
Not only that, the new Magic player entered the history of the Orlando franchise by being the rookie with the most points in his first game in the NBAsurpassing legends like Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway y Dwight Howard, who registered 12 points when they debuted.
Bright future for the Magic
Things are looking good for Orlando, although they are not considered as favorites in the East, the future can bring them good things because in their ranks they have two other young promises like Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagnerin fact, the three exceeded 20 points and achieved something historic because never before had a team had three players under the age of 21 with a game of 20 points each.
