Insane Fred VanVleet stat No. 3
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has scored the most points ever by an undrafted NBA player: 54 against Orlando, surpassing Moses Malone (53).
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2021
Fred VanVleet broke one of Moses Malone’s records
Much has been made of VanVleet’s rise to prominence, as his lack of size led to him going undrafted despite a productive career at Wichita State. In Toronto, VanVleet was molded from a G League player and reserve guard into one of the finest shooting guards in the game. While he has a while to go before he’s anywhere near Malone, he did break one of his records.
VanVleet’s 54 points is the most any undrafted player scored in a game, breaking Malone’s old record of 53. While VanVleet does have the benefit of the three-point line and a much faster pace, anytime that a player like VanVleet ends up scratching Malone’s name out of the record books is cause for celebration.
VanVleet will obviously not shoot the ball like this every night, games like his decimation of Orlando show that even when Pascal Siakam and Kyle Lowry combine for just 25 points between them, they can still take down a team like the Magic on the back a barrage of threes spearheaded by VanVleet.