Memphis Grizzlies rookie small forward and former Duck Dillon Brooks scored 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting and added five rebounds, four steals, two assists, and two blocks in 29 minutes off the bench in his first NBA game. "I was just staying aggressive and taking the shots as they come," Brooks said following the game. "It was really fun." Brooks could do no wrong it buy mt and even earned some time on the court down the buy mt as the Grizzlies pulled away late to beat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 103-91. The 19 points scored were the most ever by a Memphis rookie in their NBA debut since Rudy Gay scored 21 points Nov. 1, 2006. Brooks also scored the most points ever by a Canadian-Born player in their NBA career debut.

Brooks was selected 45th overall in the NBA Draft after being named the Pac-12 Player of the Year last basketball season. Following the game Brooks said he was playing with a chip on his shoulder to prove his cheap nba 2k18 coins. "It goes for every team. New Orleans is one of them. That was my first predraft workout," Brooks said. "Just every team I go out there with a chip on my buy mt and show whoever they drafted, show that they made the wrong pick." John Wall led the Washington Wizards to a 120-115 win over the Philadelphia 76ers to open their NBA campaign, but Melbourne-born Ben Simmons impressed in his belated debut for the beaten Sixers.