2015 NBA Rookie Ladder: Ordering the Best Prospects Heading into the New Year

January 6th, 2015 by Jonathan Wasserman Leave a reply »
Things are finally looking up for the rookies from the 2014 NBA draft class. Six of our top 10 actually earned starts over the past week. 

A few of them have really found a rhythm, and it's been refreshing, given the devastating injury wave that's wiped out a number of lottery picks, most notably Jabari Parker and Julius Randle.

Joel Embiid isn't expected to play in 2014-15 either, while Aaron Gordon (foot) and Doug McDermott (knee) both remained sidelined following surgery last month.

However, No. 1 on our board looks as strong as he's looked all year, while we added a new member into the top five whose stock is rising by the day. 

These rankings are based on how each rookie is performing in 2014-15—not his long-term potential. It's possible that No. 7 on our board is a better prospect than No. 3. But at this point, we're only evaluating these rookies as current NBA players.

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