First-round picks were among the standout rookies as the NBA G League continued on Tuesday, Nov. 10, Sports Illustrated reported in a roundup of the day's top first-year performances.
Rashaun Agee of the Cleveland Charge led the group with 26 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block against the Motor City Cruise. He shot 9 of 17 from the field, 1 of 4 from 3-point range and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line, with five turnovers.
Two first-round picks had strong lines in the same slate. Joshua Jefferson of the Long Island Nets scored 12 points with six assists, five rebounds, three steals and a block in a win over the College Park Skyhawks, shooting 5 of 10 from the field. Karim Lopez of the Memphis Hustle had 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks against the Osceola Magic, shooting 7 of 13 from the floor and 2 of 6 from 3-point range, with three turnovers.
The Hustle also got 15 points from undrafted rookie Brendan Hausen against Osceola, including 4 of 8 shooting from 3-point range. Other names in the Sports Illustrated list included Drake Allen of Motor City, who had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in a win over Cleveland; Dion Brown of Long Island, with 12 points and seven rebounds in a win over College Park; and Isaiah Evans of the Iowa Wolves, a second-round pick who scored 23 points on 8 of 19 shooting, with five 3-pointers, against the Noblesville Boom.
Rienk Mast of Noblesville had 12 points and eight rebounds in a win over Iowa. Mike Sharavjamts of Osceola scored 12 in a win over the Hustle.
The roundup listed box-score lines from that slate and did not rank the rookies beyond gathering the top outings.
Sources: Sports Illustrated