Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson is one of the best players in the history of the NBA. The No. 1 pick of the 1996 NBA draft, and a Hall of Famer, Iverson would put his slim 6-foot frame on the line on a nightly basis and go to toe-to-toe with the giants of the game while making scoring the basketball look so easy.
Iverson won Rookie of the Year, an MVP award, and led the Sixers to their last finals appearance in 2001. He was unable to lead Philadelphia over the star studded Los Angeles Lakers that year, but his impact on the city and the franchise is obvious and his No. 3 uniform hangs from the rafters in the Wells Fargo Center.
Atlanta Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher joined Iverson in rookie history. After scoring 38 points and knocking down six triples in a win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, he and Iverson are the only No. 1 picks with multiple games of 35+ points and 5+ triples in a game.
First overall rookies to record 35+ points and 5+ threes in multiple games:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 11, 2025
— Allen Iverson
— Zaccharie Risacher
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Risacher and the Hawks will visit the Sixers on Friday at the Wells Fargo Center. Each team has two games left with Atlanta preparing for the play-in tournament while the Sixers are preparing for the lottery.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Hawks' Zaccharie Riscaher joins Sixers legend in rookie category
