{"id":763289,"date":"2022-10-20T12:09:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T16:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=763289"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T16:24:24","slug":"paolo-banchero-becomes-the-first-rookie-since-lebron-james-to-record-25-5-5-in-debut-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/news\/nba\/paolo-banchero-becomes-the-first-rookie-since-lebron-james-to-record-25-5-5-in-debut-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Paolo Banchero Becomes the First Rookie Since LeBron James to Record 25-5-5 in Debut Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/nba\/magic-to-take-by-committee-approach-with-paolo-banchero-and-young-core\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"753965\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando Magic<\/a> may have fallen 109-113 to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/nba\/report-detroit-pistons-expected-to-waive-kemba-walker\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"762556\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> in their season opener, but <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/the-magazine\/paolo-banchero-slam-235-cover\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/the-magazine\/paolo-banchero-slam-235-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\">SLAM 235<\/a> cover star and rookie <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Paolo+Banchero+\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Paolo+Banchero+\" target=\"_blank\">Paolo Banchero<\/a> quickly enchanted the City Beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The future is now. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAMGoods?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SLAMGoods<\/a> <br><br>Duke star Paolo Banchero covers SLAM 235. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kS5ofhOhar\">https:\/\/t.co\/kS5ofhOhar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7jxHZQWUpv\">pic.twitter.com\/7jxHZQWUpv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SLAM (@SLAMonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAMonline\/status\/1458518625132822531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Banchero recorded a monster debut stat line with 27 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. The No. 1 pick in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/nba\/2022-nba-draft-pick-by-pick-results\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"750531\" target=\"_blank\">2022 NBA Draft<\/a> became the first rookie to record a 25-5-5 statline in his first game since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=LeBron+James\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=LeBron+James\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LeBron James<\/a> in 2003. Additionally, the guard scored the most points by a No. 1 overall pick since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Allen+Iverson\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Allen+Iverson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allen Iverson<\/a> in 1996 and scored the most points by a Magic player in his first career game in team history.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It means a lot, I guess,&#8221; Banchero said after the game, per <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/34836170\/magic-paolo-banchero-first-lebron-25-5-5-debut\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/34836170\/magic-paolo-banchero-first-lebron-25-5-5-debut\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN<\/a>. &#8220;Obviously, would have liked to win. But I just wanted to play hard, play for the team, and that happened, so it&#8217;s a blessing.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 19-year-old <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/nba\/duke-phenom-paolo-banchero-wins-acc-freshman-of-the-year\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"740142\" target=\"_blank\">Duke<\/a> product joins an esteemed company of LeBron James, Allen Iverson, and the previous &#8220;most points by a Magic player in his first career game&#8221; record holders: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Penny+Hardaway\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Penny+Hardaway\" target=\"_blank\">Penny Hardaway<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Shaquille+O%27Neal\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Shaquille+O%27Neal\" target=\"_blank\">Shaquille O&#8217;Neal<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Dwight+Howard\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Dwight+Howard\" target=\"_blank\">Dwight Howard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">strive for greatness <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F3xwfyzA5i\">pic.twitter.com\/F3xwfyzA5i<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrlandoMagic\/status\/1582918840685469696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Banchero started hot and ended hot. He knocked down Orlando&#8217;s first two buckets and finished the first quarter with seven points on 3-3 shooting from the field, and led a Magic comeback that fell short despite scoring 13 points on 5-8 shooting in the fourth. Oh, and he did this:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">PAOLOOOO \ud83d\udca5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E2AKRGj4HC\">https:\/\/t.co\/E2AKRGj4HC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pO7N0bCWyN\">pic.twitter.com\/pO7N0bCWyN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrlandoMagic\/status\/1582901266803720192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Banchero passed all credit to his teammates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Credit to my teammates for finding me. It&#8217;s always nice to see the ball get in that early, get easy buckets around the rim. That&#8217;s how I try to play, inside out. Try to get easy stuff around the basket and expand out and do more stuff throughout the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Jalen+Suggs\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Jalen+Suggs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jalen Suggs<\/a>, who finished the game with 21 points and four triples, including an 18-point surge in the third quarter, had reciprocal praise for Banchero.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He handled himself very well. He got to his spots. He ran in transition. He was physical. He boarded. He made the right play when it was there. Paolo did a fantastic job tonight. We&#8217;re going to continue to ride with him, we&#8217;re going to continue to grow, and moments like this are important for us. We got to be in this to grow, and he showed us a lot tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a Magic-Pistons matchup featuring an abundance of young talent, including Suggs and Pistons guards <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Cade+Cunninghaml\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Cade+Cunninghaml\" target=\"_blank\">Cade<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Cade+Cunninghaml\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Cade+Cunninghaml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Cade+Cunninghaml\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Cade+Cunninghaml\" target=\"_blank\">Cunningham<\/a> (18 points, 10 assists) and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Jaden+Ivey\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?s=Jaden+Ivey\" target=\"_blank\">Jaden Ivey<\/a> (19 points, four assists, three steals), Banchero headed the show with his record-breaking performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orlando Magic may have fallen 109-113 to the Detroit Pistons in their season opener, but SLAM 235 cover star and rookie Paolo Banchero quickly enchanted the City Beautiful. The future is now. @SLAMGoods Duke star Paolo Banchero covers SLAM 235. https:\/\/t.co\/kS5ofhOhar pic.twitter.com\/7jxHZQWUpv &mdash; SLAM (@SLAMonline) November 10, 2021 Banchero recorded a monster debut stat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":492,"featured_media":763299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62701,18,63826,62493,62714],"tags":[174,62624,98,159,64469,63622,14271,13004,104,63857,202,64655],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-763289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-pistons","category-nba","category-news","category-newswire","category-orlando-magic","tag-allen-iverson","tag-cade-cunningham","tag-detroit-pistons","tag-dwight-howard","tag-franchise-records","tag-jaden-ivey","tag-jalen-suggs","tag-lebron-james","tag-orlando-magic","tag-paolo-banchero","tag-penny-hardaway","tag-record"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/492"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763289"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":763310,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763289\/revisions\/763310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763289"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=763289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}