Egor Demin sets record for points in an NBA match

The Russian defender of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team, 19-year-old Egor Demin, set a national record for points in his debut match in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The debut match against the Charlotte Hornets took place on October 23.

Egor Demin made his debut, scoring 14 points in 22 minutes. This was the best performance among Russian basketball players in the history of the league.

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At the NBA draft, which took place in New York on June 25, Demin was selected at number eight by the Brooklyn Nets. It was clarified that this was the first time in the history of the NBA when a player from Russia was selected in the top 10 in the draft.

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