The First NBA Player to Do It

Can you name the first NBA player to accomplish each of these feats?
ABA statistics and records are not included
Blocks and steals were not officially tracked until the 1973–74 season, so earlier potential 5×5 games are not counted.
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The First NBA Player to
Year
Answer
Be drafted #1 overall in the NBA Draft
1947
Clifton McNeely
Win the NBA MVP
1956
Bob Pettit
Score 100 points in a game
1962
Wilt Chamberlain
Average a triple-double for a season
1962
Oscar Robertson
Win NBA Finals MVP
1969
Jerry West
Record a 5×5 game
1973
Julius Erving
Record a quadruple-double
1974
Nate Thurmond
Make a 3-point shot in NBA history
1979
Chris Ford
Win NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1983
Sidney Moncrief
Win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest
1984
Larry Nance
Be drafted #1 overall as a international player
2002
Yao Ming
Score 40 points in an NBA game as a teenager
2004
LeBron James
Play in an NBA game as a teenager
2005
Andrew Bynum
Win NBA MVP unanimously
2016
Stephen Curry
Score 50+ points in the All-Star game
2017
Anthony Davis
Record a 60-point triple-double
2018
James Harden
Record a triple-double as a teenager
2018
Markelle Fultz
Record a 20-20-20 stat line in an NBA game
2019
Russell Westbrook
Lead the league in blocks at age 20
2024
Victor Wembanyama
Have their debut jersey sell for $1,000,000
2026
Cooper Flagg
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