Among the 11 veteran players on the main 2019-20 New Orleans roster, center Jahlil Okafor has perhaps the most vivid memories from his first NBA game, which took place Oct. 28, 2015, in Boston. Perhaps not coincidentally, he also objectively enjoyed the most productive debut performance on the squad, going for 26 points and seven rebounds as a Philadelphia 76ers starter.
“We came up short,” Okafor said, alluding to the loss, “but individually, I felt like I played well and had a lot of fun. I remember in the first quarter I scored a couple times in a row and all of my teammates on the bench were standing up and cheering me on.