What a approach to begin the season.
Victor Wembanyama was excited to play. After eight months with out basketball, the 2023 Rookie of the 12 months went out and dropped forty on the Mavericks on their dwelling court docket, What was lauded as Cooper Flagg’s profession kickoff was quickly modified to “Wemby’s World.” Wemby had six dunks, three simply categorized as posters.
In actual fact, when Wemby hit 30 the telecast posted a graphic stating that solely Victor Webanyama and Tim Duncan has scored 30 and pulled 10 boards in a season opener.
This recreation not solely served as Flagg’s NBA debut, however Spurs Dylan Harper, making this recreation the primary since 2015 by which the highest two draft picks have met on opening night time. A decade in the past Karl-Anthony Cities and D’Angelo Russell began their careers as enjoying in opposition to each other weeks after being drafted first and second respectively.
Through the recreation, Jay Bilas made the remark that the headlines belonged to Wemby, however Fort deserved recognition. Fort is a baller, it’s so simple as that. If his 22 factors, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists are any indication, Fort may very well be a daily triple-double menace.
The sport additionally fulfilled a vow David Jones Garcia made to his father on his deathbed, promising to play a minimum of one NBA recreation. He stepped on the court docket within the last minutes, making good on his promise and flattening 5 factors with some aggressive play.
There’s a lot to be thankful for, however ti is only one recreation.
One recreation down, eighty-one to go.
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