NBA rookie pulls off wild feat only Wilt Chamberlain had accomplished

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NBA rookie pulls off wild feat only Wilt Chamberlain had accomplished

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Matt Wadleigh | Last updated Oct 28, 2026 4:22 PM ET

Sacramento Kings rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr. has wasted no time attempting shots left and right in his first few games in the NBA.

Acuff has attempted 20 or more shots in each of his first four games, becoming just the second player in NBA history to do that to start his career: The other one is Wilt Chamberlain.

NBA players to start their career with 4 straight games with 20+ field goal attempts 19 — Wilt Chamberlain (1959) 4 — DARIUS ACUFF JR. Game 1: 24 FGA Game 2: 26 FGA Game 3: 23 FGA Game 4: 20 FGA
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 28, 2026

Here are Acuff’s stats through the first four games this season.

Oct. 21 vs. Clippers: 12 points, 5-of-24 shooting
Oct. 23 vs. Trail Blazers: 33 points, 10-of-26 shooting
Oct. 25 vs. Grizzlies: 22 points, 9-of-23 shooting

Oct. 27 vs. Spurs: 19 points, 8-of-20 shooting

Now, Acuff is nowhere close to breaking Chamberlain’s record, since he did it in 19 straight games in 1959.

Acuff played his only college season at Arkansas, and he was a star for John Calipari’s Razorbacks team. He was selected No. 7 overall by the Kings, although he almost made a bad mistake in his first preseason game.

Still, Acuff isn’t scared to shoot the ball, and he is averaging 21.5 points through four games, although the Kings have yet to win a game so far.

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