@idailyathlete: Making your NBA debut is supposed to come with nerves, mistakes, and an adjustment period. Some players completely skipped that stage. Wilt Chamberlain opened his career with 43 points and 28 rebounds, Oscar Robertson recorded a triple-double in his very first game, and Maurice Stokes nearly did the same with 32 points, 20 rebounds, and 8 assists. Then there are debuts that became memorable for completely different reasons. Michael Carter-Williams finished with 22 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds, and an NBA debut-record 9 steals against the defending champion Heat, while an 18-year-old LeBron James immediately showed why the hype around him was so massive with 25 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. More than 70 years after some of these performances, they still stand among the most impressive introductions the league has ever seen. And now VJ Edgecombe has added his name to the conversation after erupting for 34 points in his first NBA game, one of the highest-scoring debuts ever. We post the most interesting NBA content everyday 🏀 #NBA #basketball

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