Overview
- In a 122-112 loss to the Jazz, the 22-year-old finished with 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 8-of-8 free throws plus 20 rebounds in 38 minutes, splitting 10 offensive and 10 defensive boards.
- The team says he is the first Wizards rookie to record 20 rebounds since Tom Gugliotta in 1993, and ESPN Insights notes he is the first Wizard with 10 offensive and 10 defensive rebounds since Antawn Jamison in 2010.
- OptaSTATS reports he is one of only three players in the past 40 years, alongside Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan, to post a 20-rebound game within their first five NBA appearances.
- Stat services highlighted him as the youngest NBA player with at least 18 points and 10 offensive rebounds, while OptaStats says he and sister Angel Reese are the first NBA/WNBA brother-sister duo with 20-rebound games as rookies.
- Undrafted out of Maryland, he signed a two-way contract with Washington on Feb. 28 after a stint with Raptors 905, then drew widespread attention by outshining the headlines during Trae Young’s Wizards debut night.