On This Date: October 19

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• Wednesday, October 19, 2022

  1-time All-Star Paolo Banchero made his NBA debut for the Orlando Magic in a 113-109 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

• Thursday, October 19, 2017

  1-time All-Star Lauri Markkanen made his NBA debut for the Chicago Bulls in a 117-100 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

• Wednesday, October 19, 1977

  7-time All-Star Jack Sikma made his NBA debut for the Seattle SuperSonics in a 116-84 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

• Saturday, October 19, 1974

  2-time All-Star Truck Robinson made his NBA debut for the Washington Bullets in a 110-92 win over the New Orleans Jazz.

  2-time All-Star Scott Wedman made his NBA debut for the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in a 94-91 win over the Phoenix Suns.

• Wednesday, October 19, 1966

  2-time All-Star Jack Marin made his NBA debut for the Baltimore Bullets in a 131-109 loss to the New York Knicks.

• Tuesday, October 19, 1965

  5-time NBA All-Star Brad Daugherty was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

• Saturday, October 19, 1963

  1-time All-Star Eddie Miles made his NBA debut for the Detroit Pistons in a 124-121 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

  7-time All-Star Nate Thurmond made his NBA debut for the San Francisco Warriors in a 103-102 win over the Baltimore Bullets.

• Thursday, October 19, 1961

  4-time All-Star Walt Bellamy made his NBA debut for the Chicago Packers in a 120-103 loss to the New York Knicks.

  1-time All-Star Tom Meschery made his NBA debut for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 118-113 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Wednesday, October 19, 1960

  1-time All-Star Bob Boozer made his NBA debut for the Cincinnati Royals in a 140-123 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

  12-time All-Star Oscar Robertson made his NBA debut for the Cincinnati Royals in a 140-123 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

  14-time All-Star Jerry West made his NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 140-123 loss to the Cincinnati Royals.

• Sunday, October 19, 1958

  10-time All-Star Hal Greer made his NBA debut for the Syracuse Nationals in a 103-94 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Wednesday, October 19, 1955

  1-time NBA All-Star Lonnie Shelton was born in Bakersfield, California.

• Monday, October 19, 1953

  1-time NBA All-Star Lionel Hollins was born in Arkansas City, Kansas.