Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is making a strong case to be this season’s NBA Rookie of the Year. Here are some notable statistical achievements of his with less than two weeks left in the regular season.
HIGHEST SCORING MARK BY 2021-22 ROOKIE IN GAME
Only 16 times since 2010 has a rookie scored 38-plus points in a game. Stephen Curry, Blake Griffin, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, and Trae Young are among the players to do it in this timeframe.
The most recent first-year player to reach that scoring mark was Wagner, when he scored 38 points against the defending-champion Milwaukee Bucks at Amway Center on Dec.