Paolo Banchero and the best debut of a rookie since LeBron James: everything that left his performance in Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons

Although they are over falling to the Detroit Pistons 113-109his debut Orlando Magic In the 2022-2023 season he must have left his fans very happy. And it is that beyond what the team showed in general, with ups and downs, who shone was the number one of the recent 2022 Draft, Paolo Banchero.

From the first moments of the match, Banchero showed all the attacking talent which got him drafted ahead of every other rookie, combined size, strength, handling and shootingtotally unusual.

The former Duke didn’t take long to show that he will be the first option in Orlando’s offense this season, and he didn’t leave his first viral moments of the campaign. Like this awesome flight over Canadian Cory Joseph.

Banchero closed the night with numbers worthy of an All-Star: 27 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, going 11-18 from the field. And they weren’t just empty stats: his performance lived up to what the numbers might suggest.

So good was Banchero’s debut that, in league history, only three number one draft picks appear with the most points in their first game: Allen Iverson scored 30 in a 76ers-Bucks game in 1996, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Bucks-Pistons) and Walt Bellamy (Packers-Knicks) each scored 29.

In fact, to find a similar recent number one performance you have to go back to 2003, with lebron james, when the Akron Star was done with 25 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds in a Cavaliers vs. kings. This is the kind of company Banchero has after his first show.

Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren also impressed

Of course, Banchero wasn’t the only rookie to stand out in the game, but some of Detroit’s rookies also had stellar performances. Jaden Ivey finished with 19 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 8-15 from the field.while Jalen Duren contributed 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks and went 7-13 from the field. in 22 minutes.

Duren also became the The youngest player in Pistons franchise history to record a double-double: He did it in just 18 years and 335 days. First game of the second day of the season and the rookie class of 2022 is already starting to get excited.