Marks of greatness come in the form of more than just scoring totals. Even so, an obvious mark of budding eminence is the fact that former Duke basketball one-and-done Zion Williamson has a chance this week to surpass Michael Jordan in terms of 20-point outings across one's first 20 NBA games.
According to ESPN reporter Andrew Lopez, the top overall pick from the 2019 NBA Draft, who didn't debut until Jan. 22 due to his recovery from October knee surgery, has already tied Jordan's 20-game mark with his 16 such outings (the most since His Airness in such a span).