NBA SCIC Roundtable: 2015-16 Rookie Update Edition
In this weekâs Roundtable, the SCIC team discusses the ups and downs of the NBAâs current rookie class
Weâre now officially a little more than a month into the 2015-16 NBA season and weâve witnessed quite some impressive feats from this yearâs rookie class. From Karl-Anthony Towns to DâAngelo Russell to Justise Winslow, there seems to be something special about this yearâs class.
Kristaps Porzingis is doing great things for the New York Knicks, Winslow has been the defensive sixth man that the Miami Heat have needed for years and Towns looks like the real deal in Minnesota.
Even if this rookie class hasnât supplied the âwowâ factor, such as players like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade did during their rookie campaign, what this yearâs rookie class has done this season is still quite impressive.
Here are a few rooks who appear to be hitting their stride this season:
- Jahlil Okafor â 17.2 points, 8.1 rebounds
- Karl-Anthony Towns â 13.9 points, 9.2 rebounds
- Kristaps Porzingis â 13.8 points, 9.3 rebounds
- Emmanuel Mudiay â 11.4 points, 6.1 assists
- DâAngelo Russell â 10.7 points, 3.1 assists
- Stanley Johnson â 8.5 points, 3.9 rebounds
You can check out last weekâs edition of the Roundtable here, where we discussed injury issues and early-season disappointments and the first trade of the NBA season. Letâs begin this weekâs edition with the Most Outstanding Rookies.
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