Post by Philadelphia 76ers on Jan 29, 2008 15:04:02 GMT -5
Rookie Power Rankings
1.
- Greg Oden [DEN]15.6 ppg | 8.4 rpg | 1.94 bpg
November's West Rookie of the Month is having a nice season meeting pre-draft expectations. Oden is surprisingly scoring this season too, A move to Denver will only benefit Oden playing with All Star Chris Bosh. This frontcourt will dominate the paint for years to come. It should be no surprise if Oden wins the ROY this season. Word has it that the NBA have contacted Oden to enter the 3pt Contest with his amazing .186 percentage from downtown
2.
- Brandon Wright [LAC]15.6 ppg | 7.1 rpg | 1.40 spg | 1.05 bpg
Surprise surpirse? Wright has surpassed all expectations carrying the scoring load for the rebuilding Clippers, also chipping in on the boards grabbing 7.1 rpg. The future looks bright for Wright and the Clippers. If he keeps up these numbers he could steal the ROY from Oden
3.
- Kevin Durant [BOS]17.0 ppg | 3.1 rpg | 1.8 apg
A hip injury has limited KD to 16 games this season. When healthy KD has been putting up very impressive numbers on offence scoring 17 ppg for the Celtics leading all rookies. Other than that KD has dissapointed in other areas of his game. Improving other parts of his game should be no problem for the 19 year old rookie who will have plenty of time to improve for the rebuilding Celtics.
4.
- Yi Jianlian [ATL]13.9 ppg | 9 rpg | 2.2 apg
Yi has been a ray of light in for the re-building Hawks. He's done everything for the Hawks this season whether it be scoring in the paint, hitting a 3, cleaning the glass with a 10+ rebound game or passing out of double teams to an open teammate for a 3. Yi has also shown great poise down the stretch for the Hawks hitting a clutch shots then swatting away a shot on the other end in a recent win against Indiana. The future looks very bright for this man.
5.
- Spencer Hawes [CHI]12.8 ppg | 6.4 rpg | 2.4 apg | 1.71 bpg
The Utah GM is pulling out every last piece of his hair for trading this young stud. After his trade from Utah, Hawes has exploded for 14 ppg and 8 rpg for Chicago. It would be only be fitting for him to receive the first Eastern Conference Rookie of The Month for November. Hawes looks like a mainstay on Chicago's frontcourt and should develop into an integral part of the Bulls future.
6.
- Al Horford [ATL]12.0 ppg | 8.0 rpg | 1.64 bpg
Horford has been overshadowed by teammate Yi Jianlian for most of the season but has quietly put up very solid numbers. Horford has developed into Atlanta's best post defender and best rebounder having spurts of 8 rbs in a quarter against Indiana recently. Look for Yi-Horford to wreck havoc for years to come.
Honourable Mentions
- Corey Brewer : 11.6 ppg | 5.6 rpg | 3.2 apg - Mike Conley Jr : 12.6 ppg | 4.3 rpg | 5.1 apg | 1.65 spg 
- Al Thornton : 11.7 ppg | 4.4 rpg - Jeff Green : 12.6 ppg | 5.9 rpg Hope you guys enjoy my first rookie rankings, I might make more of these later on. Comments would be appreciated
