Getty SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 25: Darius Acuff Jr. #5 of the Sacramento Kings stands on the court against the Memphis Grizzlies at Golden 1 Center on October 25, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Six games into his career, Darius Acuff Jr. made nine threes in a night, tying the NBA rookie record and becoming the first teenager to do it. The 19-year-old finished with a career-high 38 points in the Kings’ 136-105 loss at Memphis, which dropped Sacramento to 0-6. The Darius Acuff record is a story about a jump shot
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