Cole Anthony admittedly described his first preseason performance with the Magic as terrible, but it didn’t take long for the 20-year-old to bounce back and turn things around.
Anthony closed out the preseason on Saturday by scoring 19 points to help the Magic to a 120-117 win over the Hornets.
He shot 7-of-15 from the field and had the go-ahead basket, a running floater, with 14.1 seconds left to seal the win.
Over his four preseason games, Anthony led all rookies in scoring and made 3-pointers while he was also tied with LaMelo Ball for the most assists among first-year players.
His 55 total points ranked 27th among all players
Magic’s Cole Anthony finished as the rookie preseason scoring leader
Cole Anthony admittedly described his first preseason performance with the Magic as terrible, but it didn’t take long for the 20-year-old to bounce back and turn things around.
Anthony closed out the preseason on Saturday by scoring 19 points to help the Magic to a 120-117 win over the Hornets.
He shot 7-of-15 from the field and had the go-ahead basket, a running floater, with 14.1 seconds left to seal the win.
Over his four preseason games, Anthony led all rookies in scoring and made 3-pointers while he was also tied with LaMelo Ball for the most assists among first-year players.
His 55 total points ranked 27th among all players