With Thunder guard Lindy Waters III hitting the floor on February 11, 121 players have already made their NBA debut this year. That’s the record since the league’s inaugural season and the largest number since it became known as the NBA with the merger between the BAA and the NBL. Before that, the record was 120 in 2017-18, when rosters were expanded from 15 to 17 after the creation of two-way contracts.