Magic lost to Knicks , but the defeat could not stop Benchero (left). Photo/Visual China
Beijing News (Reporter Xu Bangyin) On October 25, the 2022-2023 NBA regular season continued. The Magic challenged the Knicks away and finally lost 102-115, suffering a four-game losing streak in the new season. No. 1 pick Banchero continued his highlight performance, scoring 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and scored 20+ in the first four games of his career.
scored 20+ in 4 consecutive games, which is not difficult for many NBA players at present. However, the difficulty of narrowing the range to new players who are new to NBA games, especially the No. 1 pick with a halo on their heads has increased dramatically.
Historical data shows that all of his first four games of his career scored 20+, and only 6 players have done it before, namely Chamberlain , Oscar Robertson , Elvin Hayes , John Drew, Dominic Wilkins and Grant Hill. Benchero became the seventh rookie to achieve this achievement, and also became the third No. 1 pick to achieve this achievement after Oscar Robertson and Elvin Hayes.
In other words, the last time there was a rookie's first four games in his career, it can be traced back to the 1994-1995 season. Grant Hill, the Tetragata team scored 20+ in his first six games of his career and was finally elected as the best rookie. If we only consider the No. 1 pick in previous years, the last No. 1 pick to do this is Elvin Hayes in the 1968-1969 season.
As the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Bancero has attracted much attention since the preseason. Since the start of the regular season of the new season, Benchero has been associated with the name of James . At the age of 19, he scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in his debut, and then scored a large double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds. Now he has 20+ games in a row, and his highlight performance continues.
A few months ago defeated Homgren and Jabary Smith . When he was elected as the first pick in the new course, the outside world generally believed that Banchero was "upset" and there were doubts about the magic choice. Facts have proved that Benchero is indeed the strongest rookie in 2022. His mature and comprehensive style of play has quickly adapted to the NBA and has become the cornerstone of the team's reconstruction.
Looking at the 2022 rookies, in addition to the second-place winner of the season due to injury, from Jabary Smith to No. 4 rookie Keegan Murray, to No. 5 rookie Jaden Ivey and No. 6 rookie Matherin, the above high-ranking rookies also performed well. By comparison, Benchero averaged 22.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game, already gaining the upper hand in the competition for the best rookie.
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