NBA's official rookie list: Holmgren surpassed Wembanyama to reach the top for the first time Pistons rising star is firmly in third place
On November 23, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the latest rookie list. Holmgren overtook Wembanyama to move up to the top of the table for the first time. Wembanyama was second, and Pistons star Osar Thompson was solid third. Here are the specific rankings –
1. Holmgren, Thunder (No. 2 last week)
Season averages: 17 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists
Remember that cool three-pointer against the Warriors, who scored 36 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks on 14-of-22 shooting that night, who is the rookie in franchise history to achieve similar stats? Kevin Durant in 2007-08!
2. Wembanyama, Spurs (No. 1 last week)
Season averages: 18.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.6 blocks
Wembanyama's base stats are not bad, with 3.3 blocks per game last week, but he's shooting just 40 percent from the field, 22.2 percent from three-point range, and he's also having a terrible plus/minus, -114 in 14 games, compared to +73 for Holmgren over the same period.
3. Osar Thompson, Pistons (No. 5 last week)
Season averages: 11.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists
Osar Thompson continues to fill the stat bar with a style of play, including fouls. He averaged five fouls per game last week and now leads the league with 55 fouls. He needs to be as aggressive in attack as he is in defense.
4. Hawkins, Pelicans (No. 4 last week)
Season averages: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2.1 assists
He helped the Pelicans to a 2-1 record this week, and the Connectnate shooter has been consulting Curry, Korver and Ray Allen lately, saying that to be great, you have to learn from the greats.
5. Lively II, Maverick (No. 5 last week)
Season averages: 8.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks
The young center averaged four frontcourt rebounds per game last week, and although the Mavericks' defensive efficiency has dropped to 25th, he still has a +3.5 contribution.
Ranked 6-10 are the Hornets' Miller, the Wizards' Kalidou Koulibaly, the Heat's Jaime Hakes Jr., the Jazz's Cojant George and the Cavaliers' Craig Porter Jr.