I'm starting this thread to talk about the performances of the 2017-18 NBA rookies. I should have started this thread a long time ago, rather than hijacking other threads, like most recently the NBA trade thread. This might also be a better place to put the comments about rookie performances like with DSJ and Markkanen than keep throwing them into the Other NBA games and league thread which is now 32 pages long.
Jumping right off, I'm just going to post some select rookies and their defensive rating thusfar as per NBA.com. Defensive rating is how many points you supposedly allow per 100 possessions. A low number is a better number.
Jayson Tatum - 98.9
Lonzo Ball - 102.1
Frank Ntilikina - 102.9
Donovan Mitchell - 106.2
Lauri Markkanen - 109.1
Dennis Smith Jr - 111.9
I'm just throwing this out there in case people wonder why I keep saying that Ntilikina is a good defensive player and that DSJ and Markkanen are not good defensive players. Stats don't tell the whole story and as Tig said in the trade thread, some guys play more against 2nd units than 1st units.
Jumping right off, I'm just going to post some select rookies and their defensive rating thusfar as per NBA.com. Defensive rating is how many points you supposedly allow per 100 possessions. A low number is a better number.
Jayson Tatum - 98.9
Lonzo Ball - 102.1
Frank Ntilikina - 102.9
Donovan Mitchell - 106.2
Lauri Markkanen - 109.1
Dennis Smith Jr - 111.9
I'm just throwing this out there in case people wonder why I keep saying that Ntilikina is a good defensive player and that DSJ and Markkanen are not good defensive players. Stats don't tell the whole story and as Tig said in the trade thread, some guys play more against 2nd units than 1st units.
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