He is a player with enviable projection who has gone almost unnoticed by other players in his reach, the 2022 draft, despite being selected in sixth place, plays for the Indiana Pacers and more than one consider him a real “cover” who can become rookie of the year.

His name is Benoit Mathurin and he’s starring in a sensational start to his professional career, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given how he spent it in pre-season.

The Canadian shooter’s debut in the NBA deserves a sequel. In his first game he scored 19 points against the Wizards, in his second game he scored 26 against the Spurs and last night in the third game he scored 27 against the Pistons.

It is true that he has not yet had a touchstone at the first level since he has not faced a top team in the league, but it is no less true that Mathurin displays on average on his first 3 NBA games 24 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2 assists in 29 minutes, with 52.1% from the field and a fantastic 52.4% from the 3 line, with an 11-of-21 streak, that’s i.e. shoot a lot from beyond the arc – he’s a good shooter.

A 20-year-old player of Canadian nationality, Mathurin is not a boy who “sins” out of humility. On the contrary, he has a high vision of himself, an unfailing self-esteem. “I don’t think he’s better than me“, he said, speaking of james lebron. A whole sample of typical youthful bravado. But the truth is that the kid also speaks on the pitch and what he says from the start is very strong here, I am.

Mathurin has a sporting connection with the Hispanic world. After playing in high school, he ended up at the NBA Latin American Academy in Mexico. He was there and trained before making the jump to the NCAA with Arizona, a university where he shone his own light in his college stadium until he was chosen sixth in the last draft.

From now on, Mathurin plays for a Pacers in full reconstruction, loaded with young players, an ideal place to be able to stand out, shine and claim his quality.