Cooks makes NBA debut with Washington

On Wednesday night, Xavier Cooks was lifting the trophy aloft as captain of the Sydney Kings' back-to-back championship team. 

Barely three and a half days later, early Sunday afternoon Australian time, he ran onto the court for the first time as an NBA player. 

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Being on the Washington Wizards' active roster against Sacramento was quite the achievement, but logging five and a half minutes of game-time was even more impressive.

Congrats @xaviercooks10 on achieving your lifelong @NBA dream today with the @WashWizards.

We’re all so proud of you ??#WeTheKings pic.twitter.com/PlIyxFjNOw

— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) March 19, 2023

Cooks pulled down a pair of rebounds in the Wizards' loss against the Kings, and even spent time on the court opposite fellow Australian star Matthew Dellavedova. 

The pair embraced ahead of the clash at Washington's Capital One Arena.

On Saturday, Cooks signed what is believed to be a four-year deal with the Wizards, as reported by ESPN's Olgun Uluc, coming off a season with the Kings in which he won the NBL's MVP Award and was named in the All-NBL First Team.