Thoughts on Rookies and Sophomores?
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:10 pm
Which are the rooks/sophs you see becoming good (top 70) fantasy players in the near future (within 3 years)?
For reference the 'top' rooks from each of the past two years, I have included the maximum ranking they'd probably acieve and compared them to a player who I think they could look like in fantasy basketball terms, not playing style-wise:
Anthony Davis - blk, reb, fg, pts - top 15 (Garnett isn't unthinkable if he adds a bit of playmaking)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - stl, reb, blk - top 35 (Iggy indeed?)
Bradley Beal - stl, fg, pts, reb, pts - top 20 (Joe Johnson)
Dion Waiters - 3pt, pts, ft - top 30 (Jordan Crawford, funny enough)
Thomas Robinson - reb, pts, fg - top 70 (?)
Damian Lillard - pts, ft, ast, stl, 3pt - top 20 (Damon Stoudamire)
Harrison Barnes - pts, ft - top 100 (Maggette maybe?)
Terrence Ross -
Andre Drummond - reb, blk, fg - top 90 (Deandre)
Austin Rivers - pts, 3pts, ft - top 50
Meyers Leonard - pts, reb, blk fg - top 100 (Hibbert)
Jeremy Lamb -
Kendall Marshall - ast - top 150 (Duhon)
John Henson -
Maurice Harkless -
Royce White - ast, stl, reb, pts - top 150 (Don't see him panning out, Anthony Randolph...big tease no result)
Tyler Zeller - reb, pts, fg, ft, some blk - top 75 (Kurt Thomas)
Terrence Jones - reb, fg, pts - top 120 (Thad Young with far worse ft)
Andrew Nicholson - pts, ft, reb - top 130 (Tolliver?)
Jared Sullinger - fg, reb - top 130 (Glen Davis)
Perry Jones III - blk, stl, reb, pts, fg - top 40 (if he ever plays over 30 minutes/game) (If he gets minutes...GWallace if he doesn't...one of those stats sheet teases)
Festus Ezeli - blk, reb, fg - top 100 (Asik)
Jae Crowder - stl, blk, 3pt, ft - top 40 (GWallace)
Derrick Williams - pts, fg, blk - top 40 (early Aldrigde is he pushes it)
Enes Kanter - reb, fg - top 100 (no blk here...I don't know... Gooden?)
Tristan Thompson - reb, blk, fg, pts - top 40 (maybe Aldrigde as well?)
Jonas Valančiūnas -
Jan Veselý - (Iggy?)
Bismack Biyombo - blk, reb, fg - top 80 (Okafor)
Brandon Knight - pts, ft, 3pts, stl, ast - top 45 (Holiday)
Kemba Walker - pts, 3pts, ast, ft - top 60 (Gordon (Chi days))
Jimmer Fredette - pts, 3pts, ft - top 150 (JJ Redick)
Klay Thompson -
Alec Burks - pts, fg, ft, stl - top 90 (R Brewer)
Markieff Morris - pts, reb, fg, 3pt - top 40 (Frye)
Kawhi Leonard - pts, reb, ast, stl, 3pt - top 25 (Ginobili)
Nikola Vučević -
Iman Shumpert - pts, reb, stl, blk, 3pt - top 120 (looked very good, now not so much)
Tobias Harris - pts, reb, fg, 3pt - top 70 (Qrich who always had nice reb/3pt combo numbers)
Donatas Motiejūnas -
Kenneth Faried - reb, fg, blk, stl - top 30 (Ben Wallace)
MarShon Brooks - done?
For reference the 'top' rooks from each of the past two years, I have included the maximum ranking they'd probably acieve and compared them to a player who I think they could look like in fantasy basketball terms, not playing style-wise:
Anthony Davis - blk, reb, fg, pts - top 15 (Garnett isn't unthinkable if he adds a bit of playmaking)
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - stl, reb, blk - top 35 (Iggy indeed?)
Bradley Beal - stl, fg, pts, reb, pts - top 20 (Joe Johnson)
Dion Waiters - 3pt, pts, ft - top 30 (Jordan Crawford, funny enough)
Thomas Robinson - reb, pts, fg - top 70 (?)
Damian Lillard - pts, ft, ast, stl, 3pt - top 20 (Damon Stoudamire)
Harrison Barnes - pts, ft - top 100 (Maggette maybe?)
Terrence Ross -
Andre Drummond - reb, blk, fg - top 90 (Deandre)
Austin Rivers - pts, 3pts, ft - top 50
Meyers Leonard - pts, reb, blk fg - top 100 (Hibbert)
Jeremy Lamb -
Kendall Marshall - ast - top 150 (Duhon)
John Henson -
Maurice Harkless -
Royce White - ast, stl, reb, pts - top 150 (Don't see him panning out, Anthony Randolph...big tease no result)
Tyler Zeller - reb, pts, fg, ft, some blk - top 75 (Kurt Thomas)
Terrence Jones - reb, fg, pts - top 120 (Thad Young with far worse ft)
Andrew Nicholson - pts, ft, reb - top 130 (Tolliver?)
Jared Sullinger - fg, reb - top 130 (Glen Davis)
Perry Jones III - blk, stl, reb, pts, fg - top 40 (if he ever plays over 30 minutes/game) (If he gets minutes...GWallace if he doesn't...one of those stats sheet teases)
Festus Ezeli - blk, reb, fg - top 100 (Asik)
Jae Crowder - stl, blk, 3pt, ft - top 40 (GWallace)
Derrick Williams - pts, fg, blk - top 40 (early Aldrigde is he pushes it)
Enes Kanter - reb, fg - top 100 (no blk here...I don't know... Gooden?)
Tristan Thompson - reb, blk, fg, pts - top 40 (maybe Aldrigde as well?)
Jonas Valančiūnas -
Jan Veselý - (Iggy?)
Bismack Biyombo - blk, reb, fg - top 80 (Okafor)
Brandon Knight - pts, ft, 3pts, stl, ast - top 45 (Holiday)
Kemba Walker - pts, 3pts, ast, ft - top 60 (Gordon (Chi days))
Jimmer Fredette - pts, 3pts, ft - top 150 (JJ Redick)
Klay Thompson -
Alec Burks - pts, fg, ft, stl - top 90 (R Brewer)
Markieff Morris - pts, reb, fg, 3pt - top 40 (Frye)
Kawhi Leonard - pts, reb, ast, stl, 3pt - top 25 (Ginobili)
Nikola Vučević -
Iman Shumpert - pts, reb, stl, blk, 3pt - top 120 (looked very good, now not so much)
Tobias Harris - pts, reb, fg, 3pt - top 70 (Qrich who always had nice reb/3pt combo numbers)
Donatas Motiejūnas -
Kenneth Faried - reb, fg, blk, stl - top 30 (Ben Wallace)
MarShon Brooks - done?