Since Jabbar turned 35, the Lakers haven't had a player averaging 25+ points for over a decade, and after many years, Lakers fans finally have one!
And if you exclude Zhang Hao's 13 games with the Brooklyn Nets where he averaged 21.2 points, his average in 66 games after joining the Lakers was 28.2 points!
The last rookie with such a personal performance in 66 games was named Michael Jordan! Michael Jordan averaged 28 points in his rookie season!
Besides averaging 27.1 points, there were also 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.5 blocks, and 0.6 steals!
Not only are the stats impressive, but Zhang Hao's playing style elevates the team's strength. If his teammates are awful, he can't significantly help, like with the Brooklyn Nets, who were originally a 30+ win team in the East; at most, he could elevate them to a 50% win record.
