The Sacramento Kings may have found an absolute star in the form of No. 7 overall pick Darius Acuff Jr.
Sacramento dropped to 0-5 Thursday with a 132-120 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, but Acuff was the lone bright spot of the game.
Darius Acuff Jr. had a stellar performance in Thursday’s loss
Despite the loss, Acuff gave Kings fans plenty of reasons to want to tune into more games this season.
In 41 minutes, the 19-year-old posted 34 points, six rebounds and 14 assists. Acuff joined LeBron James and Luka Doncic as the only two teenagers to have a game with 30-plus points, five-plus rebounds and 10-plus assists.