

The 1 Thing Keeping Washington Wizards from True Title Contention posted by Wizards FanĮfficient offensive practices in today's NBA largely revolve around the three-point shot. McDaniels, but none of those more celebrated recent draftees is clearly on an upward career arc at this juncture.Ĭontinue reading "Rookie of the first trimester" Who else could we conceivably propose here? Wiggins and Nerlens Noel have shown occasional flashes, as has Noel's Philly teammate K.J.

419 shooting from 3-point range - is enough to put him in the lead. Perhaps he's not a rookie in the truest sense after spending more than half a decade in Real Madrid's system before finally matriculating to Chicago, but what qualifies as big league production from Mirotic in the month of December - averages of 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and. The problem there is that some youngster is eventually going to win Rookie of the Year honors in late April or early May, no matter how underwhelming his production might be, so we're somewhat duty-bound to try to identify a leader at the one-third stage.

So you could make the argument, in this climate, that we should have skipped this category entirely for Trimester purposes. 2 overall, suddenly out for the season after a knee tear that has sadly shelved him just like No. And that's with Wiggins leading all rookies at a mere 12.6 points per game, with Parker, after going No. Only two rookies - Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker - are scoring in double figures. The NBA's much-hyped Class of 2014, as a collective, is in the midst of a thoroughly forgettable and deflating introduction to the pros. Rookie of the first trimester posted by NBA News
