Andrei Kirilenko - 24 pts vs Spurs - 1/17/02 (rookie season-high)

As a 20-year old rookie, Andrei Kirilenko burst onto the NBA landscape against the Spurs in a nationally televised TNT matchup. Making only the 5th start of his career, Kirilenko scored 24 points (on 8-13 shooting) and added 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals and 1 block, impressing the Inside the NBA crew including Charles Barkley (5:47-mark).