1. John Wall - Washington Wizards
So far he is excelling all the expectations. Double-Doubles and last Night even a Triple-Double. He is getting 40 minutes per game and paying it back with 19.3 ppg. His great speed with and without the ball is giving him great advantages in the open court, that he was able to use in great fashion so far. It has been a long time since there has been a confident and leading rookie like that. It also shows in his 10.2 Assissts per game, that lift up the numbers for guys like Al Thornton who are benefiting from his great dishes. The only thing he needs to work on are his Turnovers. Sure, the longer you carry the ball overall in a game, the more you are going to lose it, still needs to protect the ball a little bit more!
2.Blake Griffin - Los Angeles Clippers
He is using his second chance Rookie opportunity and is looking completely healthy. Showing great athleticism and moves in the paint. Hinting great potential to become a dominant force under the basket in the future. Also getting a lot of minutes (35.5), scoring well 16.5 ppg and leading the Rookies in Rebounds with 10 per game.
3.DeMarcus Cousins - Sacramento Kings
Probably one of the toughest guys in this draft class. He shines with his great heart and also with his ability to grab Rebounds every night (5.9 per game). He is scoring well (11.1 ppg) in just about 20 minutes per game. If he wants to get more playing time in this Sacramento Line-Up, he will have to limit his personal Fouls (Leading Rookies with 4.3 per game)!
4.Derrick Favors - New Jersey Nets
He is slowly adapting to the NBA game and coach Avery Johnson is using him and his minutes wisely. Game after game he improved in his open court and post game. He knows how to score (8.8ppg) abut his best attribute is the work on the glass (7.3 per game) and his ability to get second chance points. Expect his playing time to go up frequently as soon as he gets more comfortable with Johnson´s gameplan (20 minutes per game).
5.Landry Fields - New York Knicks
One of the surprising Rookies - so far. He won the starting Shooting Guard Spot for the first few games over Wilson Chandler. Already in Summer League he hinted, that he would probably be the best 2nd Round Pick from this years draft. Playing efficient (8.9ppg) , quick and versatile, a great fit for D´Antonis ofense. D´Antoni likes his good shot selection (56% from the field) and his good rebounding (5.30) for a guy who plays at the two.
But you will have to wait and see if he can continue to play at this pace and if his minutes stay up as soon as Kelenna Azubuike gets back (25 minutes per game) .
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