2015 NBA Rookie Ladder: ROY Race Heating Up as Season Winds Down

March 31st, 2015 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »
The NBA's top first-year talents are playing as if they appreciate how little time is left to make a run at the Rookie of the Year award.

Whatever the limitations of inexperience are, it seems these rooks have a veteran's understanding of urgency.

Andrew Wiggins has been seeking out shot-blockers to dunk on, Elfrid Payton keeps flirting with triple-doubles (sometimes closing the deal), Nikola Mirotic is dominating fourth quarters and Nerlens Noel has become an elite defensive force.

Those four topped our rankings last time around, and all of them have taken steps forward since then. They're not making this easy.

Remember, these rankings aren't meant to determine which rookie will someday collect the most All-Star nods or win a bunch of rings. The focus is on this season's efforts, with added emphasis on recent performance.

As you'll see, strong stretch runs from each of the top candidates have only tightened up an already uncomfortably close race.

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