Darius Acuff Jr. is only a few games into his NBA career, and the Allen Iverson comparisons are already sounding less like hype. As undersized guards immediately thrust into massive usage roles as their team’s primary playmakers, the similarities could be considered uncanny.

In 11 games, the 19-year-old No.7 draft pick out of Arkansas has scored 288 points, surpassing the 238 Iverson had through the same stretch.

The rookie has done more than just adjust. He is now the centerpiece of the Kings’ offense. 26.5% of Sacramento’s field goal attempts have come from him, and at just 19 years old, Acuff is averaging 37.3 minutes a night.

Since the 1996-97 season, the only rookies to average 20-plus points and six-plus assists in a minimum of ten games are Acuff and Iverson. Further, they are the only two players to score three or more 30-point games inside their first 11 games. Acuff has had four with a high of 38 points, and Iverson had three with a high of 35 points.

With Acuff averaging 26.2 points and 7.3 assists against Iverson’s rookie year 23.5 points on average and 7.5 assists, both small guards are running their offenses rather than finishing one. Iverson’s 23.5 points is still the bar for a full rookie scoring season, a mark Acuff is now actively chasing. While Acuff thrives beyond the arc, taking on average 9.4 threes a game, Iverson’s rookie year was a mid-range and free-throw game, yet their roles are still the same.

Acuff’s debut was a rough one as he shot 5-for-24 for 12 points, the worst game of his career thus far. That did not last for long as he dropped 33 in game two and has four 30-point games across his last ten.

The reason Acuff can put up these numbers is found within the Kings’ record. Sacramento is currently 1-10 with a minus-12.7 average margin, the third worst in the league. On the court, the rookie guard is a minus-8.8 per game, though only two other low-minute Kings players rate better than he does. Zach LaVine is the only other Sacramento player above 14 points a game. Sacramento’s struggles are giving Acuff the opening to explode as a scorer. With nothing to lose, he could become the key player Sacramento builds around if he is able to keep it up.

While 11 games cannot make anything legendary or settle the Iverson comparisons, there has been no rookie start in 30 seasons with this much scoring, this much volume, and this little team support at once.