Historical Look at Rookies I Fantasy Basketball I Razzball

Rookies. The shiny new toys. The next generation of stars. We all get pumped and excited for the next batch of players every season, but do we overrate them for fantasy? Since 2000, a rookie has never finished in the top 10 for fantasy in 9-cat leagues. Only three have finished in the top 20, nine in the top 50, and 48 in the top 100. That’s out of 624 eligible players (only looked at first-rounders). I’m not saying to eschew drafting rookies, as the allure of the unknown is intoxicating, but be price conscious. Below is a sheet with all the rookies since 2000. The columns should be self explanatory, but if there are any questions, just holler in the comments.

(Data from Basketball Monster)

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Name	YEAR	SELECTION	ROOK RANK	YR2 RANK	YR3 RANK	GP	MPG
Stephen Curry	2009	7	11	9	14	80	36.2
Karl-Anthony Towns	2015	1	12	6	5	82	32.0
Chris Paul	2005	4	17	20	1	78	36.2
Deandre Ayton	2018	1	33	32	42	71	30.7
Anthony Davis	2012	1	36	2	1	64	28.8
Joel Embiid	2014	3	37	31		31	25.4
Kyrie Irving	2011	1	38	13	23	51	30.5
PAU GASOL	2001	3	44	50	69	82	36.7
LeBron James	2003	1	47	5	6	79	39.5
BRANDON ROY	2006	6	51	59	15	57	35.1
Ben Simmons	2016	1	51	71	36	81	33.7
Damian Lillard	2012	6	51	29	16	82	38.6
SHANE BATTIER	2001	6	51	36	86	78	39.7
Brook Lopez	2008	10	51	27	57	82	30.5
Kristaps Porzingis	2015	4	51	35	19	73	28.1
Donovan Mitchell	2017	13	54	56	54	79	33.4
Nerlens Noel	2013	6	56	57	65	75	30.8
Andre Iguodala	2004	9	57	52	33	82	32.7
Lauri Markkanen	2017	7	62	40	103	68	29.7
YAO MING	2002	1	62	32	28	28	29.0
KIRK HINRICH	2003	7	63	49	58	76	35.7
Jayson Tatum	2017	3	65	59	13	80	30.4
Tyrese Haliburton	2020	12	68
TYREKE EVANS	2009	4	71	118	89	72	37.2
Ricky Rubio	2009	5	72	93	57	41	34.2
LaMelo Ball	2020	3	73
Dwight Howard	2004	1	73	87	89	82	32.5
Eric Gordon	2008	7	73	115	34	78	34.2
Kawhi Leonard	2011	15	78	23	15	64	24.0
Lonzo Ball	2017	2	80	133	75	52	34.2
Brandon Clarke	2019	21	80	110		59	22.5
Carmelo Anthony	2003	3	82	123	33	82	36.4
CARON BUTLER	2002	10	82	195	55	78	36.6
Blake Griffin	2009	1	83	80	53	82	37.9
CHARLIE VILLANUEVA	2005	7	83	127	175	81	29.2
Kevin Durant	2007	2	84	8	1	80	34.5
EMEKA OKAFOR	2004	2	85	108	34	73	35.6
KENNETH FARIED	2011	22	88	83	82	46	22.5
Jaren Jackson Jr.	2018	4	89	63	61	58	26.1
DWYANE WADE	2003	5	90	33	10	60	34.8
Al Horford	2007	3	91	46	19	81	31.3
Kenyon Martin Jr.	2000	1	94	77	93	68	33.4
John Collins	2017	19	94	49	7	74	24.2
Michael Carter-Williams	2013	11	94	168	117	70	34.5
OJ MAYO	2008	3	95	65	163	82	37.8
MIKE MILLER	2000	5	97	71	73	82	29.1
Luka Doncic	2018	3	100	26	35	72	32.2
John Wall	2010	1	100	87	56	69	37.7
CHRIS BOSH	2003	4	101	54	19	75	33.4
JOSH CHILDRESS	2004	6	102	63	49	80	29.6
Mikal Bridges	2018	10	102	74	44	82	29.5
GREG MONROE	2010	7	103	42	86	80	27.8
ANDREW BOGUT	2005	1	104	107	85	82	28.5
JAHLIL OKAFOR	2015	3	105	231	329	53	30.0
JOSH SMITH	2004	17	109	64	35	74	27.6
EDDIE GRIFFIN	2001	7	114	121	114	73	26.0
Kyle Kuzma	2017	27	115	135	251	77	31.2
JOSH HOWARD	2003	29	115	66	67	67	23.7
BRANDON JENNINGS	2009	10	117	80	19	82	32.6
Wendell Carter Jr.	2018	7	117	116	146	44	25.2
Myles Turner	2015	11	119	25	55	60	22.8
Anthony Edwards	2020	1	119
Kyle Lowry	2006	24	119	194	209	10	17.4
DANNY GRANGER	2005	17	120	73	18	78	22.5
JASON RICHARDSON	2001	5	120	108	88	80	32.9
Bradley Beal	2012	3	121	87	83	56	31.2
RUDY FERNANDEZ	2007	24	122	158	151	78	25.6
Klay Thompson	2011	11	124	58	46	66	24.4
NIKOLA MIROTIC	2011	23	124	87	110	82	20.1
Derrick Rose	2008	1	125	97	17	81	36.7
Trae Young	2018	5	125	19	50	81	30.9
DARIUS MILES	2000	3	126	155	250	81	26.3
CHANNING FRYE	2005	8	126	217	222	65	24.3
RAYMOND FELTON	2005	5	127	97	113	80	29.9
LEANDRO BARBOSA	2003	28	130	230	88	70	21.4
Victor Oladipo	2013	2	131	60	34	80	31.1
Andrew Wiggins	2014	1	131	115	117	82	36.2
Ed Davis	2010	13	134	157	168	65	24.7
Thaddeus Young	2007	12	135	74	142	72	21.6
RONDAE HOLLIS-JEFFERSON	2015	23	135	161	102	29	21.2
Ja Morant	2019	2	135	201		68	31.1
Isaiah Stewart	2020	16	136
Willie Cauley-Stein	2015	6	136	197	123	66	21.4
Bogdan Bogdanovic	2014	27	136			78	27.9
LUTHER HEAD	2005	24	137	101	202	80	28.7
JAMAAL TINSLEY	2001	27	138	102	68	80	30.5
Jonas Valanciunas	2011	5	140	126	61	62	23.9
IMAN SHUMPERT	2011	17	141	190	179	59	28.9
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	2018	11	141	53	51	82	26.5
NENE HILARIO	2002	7	141	96	151	80	28.2
Jarrett Allen	2017	22	142	82	81	72	20.0
Jabari Parker	2014	2	143	114	54	25	29.5
DARREN COLLISON	2009	21	143	124	154	76	27.7
MARVIN BAGLEY	2018	2	147	160	254	62	25.3
Andre Drummond	2012	9	149	30	82	60	20.7
DJ WHITE	2008	29	149	236	261	7	18.3
Taj Gibson	2009	26	150	170	184	82	26.9
LaMarcus Aldridge	2006	2	150	65	40	63	21.9
ANDREA BARGNANI	2006	1	151	219	76	65	24.9
Marcus Smart	2014	6	152	154	115	67	27.0
AMAR’E STOUDEMIRE	2002	9	156	59	8	82	31.3
James Harden	2009	3	156	79	20	76	22.9
Rui Hachimura	2019	9	156	188		48	30.1
P.J. Washington	2019	12	157	85		58	30.3
Saddiq Bey	2020	19	157
Kevin Love	2008	5	158	68	4	81	25.2
DREW GOODEN	2002	4	159	155	36	70	26.8
MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST	2012	2	159	258	158	78	26.1
MORRIS PETERSON	2000	21	161	89	111	80	22.6
DERON WILLIAMS	2005	3	163	66	31	80	28.8
JOAKIM NOAH	2007	9	164	115	59	73	21.0
Trey Burke	2013	9	164	190	259	70	32.3
Maurice Harkless	2012	15	164	177	373	76	26.0
Rudy Gay	2006	8	164	37	89	78	26.8
VLADIMIR RADMANOVIC	2001	12	164	136	64	61	20.2
D.J. Augustin	2008	9	166	288	96	72	26.5
JOE JOHNSON	2001	10	167	170	83	77	24.9
Paul George	2010	10	167	40	18	61	20.6
LUOL DENG	2004	7	170	81	36	61	27.2
Rajon Rondo	2006	21	170	102	62	77	23.4
COURTNEY LEE	2008	22	170	86	203	77	25.0
Kemba Walker	2011	9	173	32	60	66	27.2
BEN GORDON	2004	3	175	107	64	82	24.5
TONEY DOUGLAS	2009	29	176	107	381	56	19.5
MICHEAL BEASLEY	2008	2	177	104	138	81	24.7
D’Angelo Russell	2015	2	178	103	189	80	28.2
Serge Ibaka	2008	24	178	40	11	73	18.1
WESLEY JOHNSON	2010	4	179	244	265	79	26.2
NENAD KRSTIC	2002	24	179	124	103	75	26.2
Jonathan Isaac	2017	6	179	106	17	27	19.8
TJ FORD	2003	8	179	125	92	55	26.8
Tyler Herro	2019	13	181	158		55	27.4
Kevin Huerter	2018	19	181	110	116	75	27.3
Larry Nance Jr.	2015	27	183	89	86	63	20.1
TERRENCE JONES	2012	18	183	64	69	19	14.5
Elfrid Payton	2014	10	184	194	95	82	30.3
RANDY FOYE	2006	7	184	116	112	82	22.7
TONY PARKER	2001	28	184	106	120	77	29.4
JAMEER NELSON	2004	20	184	78	157	79	20.4
Keldon Johnson	2019	29	185	193		17	17.7
JAY WILLIAMS	2002	2	186			75	26.1
ANTHONY RANDOLPH	2008	14	187	90	273	63	17.8
RICHARD JEFFERSON	2001	13	188	74	35	79	24.3
Matisse Thybulle	2019	20	189	137		65	19.8
Mason Plumlee	2013	22	190	264	131	70	18.2
Russell Westbrook	2008	4	190	111	26	82	32.4
Jrue Holiday	2009	17	191	58	75	73	24.3
YI JIANLIAN	2007	6	191	231	153	66	25.0
Dario Saric	2014	12	191	79		81	26.3
Julius Randle	2014	7	192	166	131	1	13.6
MARSHON BROOKS	2011	25	192	331	360	56	29.4
Zion Williamson	2019	1	192	64		24	27.8
RYAN ANDERSON	2008	21	192	212	72	66	19.9
JARED SULLINGER	2012	21	193	130	72	45	19.8
JARVIS HAYES	2003	10	193	172	174	70	29.2
RENALDO BALKMAN	2006	20	193	305	198	68	15.5
Cameron Johnson	2019	11	193	216		57	22.0
Miles Bridges	2018	12	194	161	92	80	21.2
Josh Hart	2017	30	194	184	127	63	23.2
BRANDON KNIGHT	2011	8	194	232	103	66	32.2
JASON THOMPSON	2008	12	195	145	247	82	28.0
Tim Hardaway Jr.	2013	24	196	244	282	81	23.2
NICK COLLISON	2003	12	197	178	112	82	17.0
Patrick Williams	2020	4	197
GREG ODEN	2007	1	197	38	362	61	21.5
TONY ALLEN	2004	25	199	207	109	77	16.2
PATRICK PATTERSON	2010	14	200	255	122	52	16.7
CHRIS SINGLETON	2011	18	201	353	403	66	21.7
Kelly Olynyk	2013	13	201	118	143	70	20.0
TY LAWSON	2009	18	202	112	24	65	20.3
Nicolas Batum	2008	25	202	70	64	79	18.4
DION WAITERS	2012	4	202	198	228	61	28.8
DEVIN HARRIS	2004	5	202	188	111	76	15.4
MARVIN WILLIAMS	2005	2	203	159	94	79	24.7
Jusuf Nurkic	2014	16	204	245	194	62	17.8
Devin Booker	2015	13	204	129	48	76	27.7
Caris LeVert	2016	20	204	168	171	57	21.7
BRENDAN HAYWOOD	2001	20	205	181	207	62	20.4
TYLER ZELLER	2012	17	205	277	119	77	26.4
MARREESE SPEIGHTS	2008	16	206	229	315	79	16.0
OMRI CASSPI	2009	23	206	189	266	77	25.1
SEAN WILLIAMS	2007	17	207	336	352	73	17.5
Danilo Gallinari	2008	6	207	45	52	28	14.7
MARQUESE CHRISS	2016	8	207	247	431	82	21.3
Cam Reddish	2019	10	208	209		58	26.7
STROMILE SWIFT	2000	2	208	118	120	80	16.4
RODRIGUE BEAUBOIS	2009	25	209	254	139	52	13.4
HEDO TURKOGLU	2000	16	210	145	228	74	16.8
Markieff Morris	2011	13	212	174	99	62	19.7
FRANCISCO GARCIA	2005	23	213	204	86	67	19.4
DAJUAN WAGNER	2002	6	213	309	427	47	29.5
JONNHY FLYNN	2009	6	214	380	419	81	28.9
DEMARCUS COUSINS	2010	5	214	54	73	81	28.5
Desmond Bane	2020	30	214
Mike Conley	2007	4	216	127	125	53	26.1
DARRELL ARTHUR	2008	27	217	330	162	76	19.3
Landry Shamet	2018	26	217	252	268	79	22.8
TREVOR BOOKER	2010	23	217	122	259	62	17.2
AL THORNTON	2007	14	217	157	227	79	27.4
Rodney Hood	2014	23	218	95	183	50	21.3
SPEEDY CLAXTON	2000	20	219	254	99	67	22.8
AL JEFFERSON	2004	15	220	186	47	71	14.8
JARED DUDLEY	2007	22	220	234	134	73	19.1
Jamal Murray	2016	7	222	57	77	82	21.5
SHELDEN WILLIAMS	2006	5	223	323	296	80	18.7
Harrison Barnes	2012	7	224	226	110	81	25.4
MIKE DUNLEAVY	2002	3	224	95	76	82	15.9
Buddy Hield	2016	6	224	90	38	82	23.0
De’Andre Hunter	2019	4	225	97		63	32.0
Jaden McDaniels	2020	28	226
QUENTIN RICHARDSON	2000	18	226	90	237	76	17.9
Frank Kaminsky	2015	9	226	158	208	81	21.1
Josh Okogie	2018	20	227	201	300	74	23.7
Coby White	2019	7	228	165		65	25.8
SHAUN LIVINGSTON	2004	4	228	222	136	30	27.1
Justise Winslow	2015	10	228	261	220	78	28.6
RASHAD MCCANTS	2005	14	229	355	125	79	17.2
BRANDON RUSH	2008	13	229	147	173	75	24.0
MOHAMED BAMBA	2018	6	230	204	194	47	16.3
IAN MAHINMI	2005	28	231	354	333	4	5.3
CHRISTAIN EYENGA	2009	30	232	431		44	21.5
BORIS DIAW	2003	21	232	304	42	76	25.2
Giannis Antetokounmpo	2013	15	232	93	28	77	24.6
JOHAN PETRO	2005	25	232	231	257	67	18.9
CHRIS MIHM	2000	7	232	254	268	59	19.8
Dennis Smith Jr.	2017	9	234	238	452	69	29.7
DAVID LEE	2005	30	234	44	78	67	16.8
LUKE RIDNOUR	2003	14	235	106	60	69	16.1
Skal Labissiere	2016	28	236	229	445	33	18.5
ANDREW NICHOLSON	2012	19	237	305	393	75	16.7
ANDRIS BIEDRINS	2004	11	237	242	53	30	12.7
EVAN TURNER	2010	2	238	217	162	78	23.1
JaVale McGee	2008	18	238	199	67	75	15.2
RAUL LOPEZ	2001	24	238	236		81	20.1
SEAN MAY	2005	13	239	113	413	23	17.3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	2013	8	239	141	86	80	19.8
Cole Anthony	2020	15	239
DeMar DeRozan	2009	9	239	119	190	77	21.6
Collin Sexton	2018	8	240	108	101	82	31.8
MARTELL WEBSTER	2005	6	240	257	156	61	17.3
EKPE UDOH	2010	6	241	156	229	58	17.8
MARCUS BANKS	2003	13	241	295	164	81	17.1
BRIAN COOK	2003	24	242	204	148	35	12.6
DESMOND MASON	2000	17	244	112	110	78	19.5
DAVID HARRISON	2004	29	244	335	411	43	17.7
ROY HIBBERT	2008	17	245	127	132	70	14.4
Derrick Favors	2010	3	246	199	123	78	19.7
Bam Adebayo	2017	14	246	116	44	69	19.8
Gorgui Dieng	2013	21	246	48	53	60	13.6
COREY BREWER	2007	7	247	226	173	79	22.8
MITCH MCGARY	2014	21	247	471		32	15.2
JOEY GRAHAM	2005	16	247	241	392	80	19.6
IKE DIOGU	2005	9	248	301	287	68	15.1
DAEQUAN COOK	2007	21	249	193	338	59	24.3
Eric Bledsoe	2010	18	250	356	130	81	22.7
MEYERS LEONARD	2012	11	250	381	217	69	17.5
RODNEY STUCKEY	2007	15	250	179	135	57	19.0
BISMACK BIYOMBO	2011	7	251	213	278	63	23.1
JORDAN CRAWFORD	2010	27	251	202	219	42	24.5
OMARI SPELLMAN	2018	30	252	239		46	17.5
COURTNEY ALEXANDER	2000	13	252	196	310	65	21.3
NATE ROBINSON	2005	21	252	168	141	72	21.3
Jeff Green	2007	5	253	94	55	80	28.0
DAVID WEST	2003	18	253	301	30	71	13.1
Immanuel Quickley	2020	25	253
TYSON CHANDLER	2001	2	255	167	172	71	19.6
Luke Kennard	2017	12	255	231	101	73	20.0
JJ REDICK	2006	11	255	358	274	42	14.4
Pascal Siakam	2016	27	257	192	41	55	15.6
JAN VESELY	2011	6	258	402	267	57	18.9
CHRIS MCCULLOUGH	2015	29	258	441	474	24	15.1
Nikola Vucevic	2011	16	259	34	38	51	15.9
KOSTA KOUFOS	2008	23	260	417	374	46	12.1
JARRETT JACK	2005	22	261	86	182	79	20.1
ETAN THOMAS	2000	12	261	307	150	47	13.1
MICHAEL PIETRUS	2003	11	261	224	299	53	14.1
Kevin Porter Jr.	2019	30	262	244		50	23.2
HASHEEM THABEET	2009	2	264	402	412	68	13.0
DELONTE WEST	2004	24	265	41	88	39	13.1
GEORGIOS PAPAGIANNIS	2016	13	266	430		22	16.1
RODNEY CARNEY	2006	16	266	271	211	67	17.5
ROBERT WILLIAMS	2018	27	266	162	65	31	9.1
WILSON CHANDLER	2007	23	266	87	88	35	19.6
CHRIS KAMAN	2003	6	266	168	71	82	22.5
EDDY CURRY	2001	4	267	212	171	72	16.0
BRANDAN WRIGHT	2007	8	267	161	297	36	10.4
Jaxson Hayes	2019	8	268	237		64	16.9
George Hill	2008	26	268	120	113	76	16.8
TYRUS THOMAS	2006	4	268	203	69	72	13.2
JORDAN FARMAR	2006	26	270	144	280	71	15.1
MIKE SWEETNEY	2003	9	270	207	272	42	11.7
Payton Pritchard	2020	26	270
JR SMITH	2004	18	270	231	100	76	24.4
JAMAAL MAGLOIRE	2000	19	270	172	118	74	14.8
Terrence Ross	2012	8	270	136	174	73	17.0
LARRY SANDERS	2010	15	272	228	29	60	14.5
Zach LaVine	2014	13	272	140	62	77	24.7
BENO UDRIH	2004	28	272	322	336	80	14.3
Ben McLemore	2013	7	274	130	302	82	26.7
SERGIO RODRIGUEZ	2006	27	274	399	291	64	13.2
RONNIE BREWER	2006	14	275	60	80	55	12.1
Isaac Okoro	2020	5	276
AL-FAROUQ AMINU	2010	8	276	245	125	81	17.9
DERRICK WILLIAMS	2011	2	277			66	21.5
KRIS DUNN	2016	5	277	78	112	78	17.1
Bobby Portis	2015	22	279	287	125	62	17.8
AUSTIN DAYE	2009	15	280	202	371	68	13.4
JULIAN WRIGHT	2007	13	281	267	333	56	11.4
James Wiseman	2020	2	281
TROY MURPHY	2001	14	282	70	168	82	17.7
JAMAL CRAWFORD	2000	8	283	147	150	61	17.2
TAUREAN WALLER-PRINCE	2016	12	283	97	131	59	16.6
JASON COLLINS	2001	18	284	216	162	77	18.3
JUAN DIXON	2002	17	284	180	211	42	15.4
OG Anunoby	2017	23	284	287	70	74	20.0
JOHN JENKINS	2012	23	285	431	280	61	14.8
De’Aaron Fox	2017	5	287	70	82	73	27.7
Malachi Flynn	2020	29	288
JASON SMITH	2007	20	288	316	304	76	14.5
MELVIN ELY	2002	12	288	344	336	52	15.4
AARON BROOKS	2007	26	289	210	79	50	12.2
MARCUS FIZER	2000	4	289	237	221	72	21.9
JUAN HERNANGOMEZ	2016	15	290	414	274	62	13.6
Deni Avdija	2020	9	290
Gordon Hayward	2010	9	290	104	89	71	17.2
NICK YOUNG	2007	16	290	233	292	75	15.4
ARNETT MOULTRIE	2012	27	291	313		47	11.5
Cody Zeller	2013	4	292	163	103	82	17.3
T.J. Warren	2014	14	293	153	66	40	15.4
TERRENCE WILLIAMS	2009	11	293	412	299	78	22.6
CURTIS BORCHARDT	2002	18	295	341		16	16.1
GERALD GREEN	2005	18	296	232	371	31	11.7
JIMMER FREDETTE	2011	10	296	282	325	61	18.6
STANLEY JOHNSON	2015	8	296	335	210	73	23.1
Evan Fournier	2012	20	297	280	199	38	11.3
Darius Garland	2019	5	298	122		59	30.9
DERMARR JOHNSON	2000	6	299	144	268	78	16.8
DAMION JAMES	2010	24	299	293	442	25	16.1
SPENCER HAWES	2007	10	300	144	159	71	13.1
JORDAN HILL	2009	8	300	270	265	48	13.0
TAYSHAUN PRINCE	2002	23	300	98	58	42	10.4
Aaron Gordon	2014	4	300	116	133	47	17.0
SASHA PAVLOVIC	2003	19	301	344	339	78	14.6
Devin Vassell	2020	11	301
JAKE TSAKALIDIS	2000	25	301	202	303	57	16.6
JOHN HENSON	2012	14	302	111	154	63	13.1
VIKTOR KHRYAPA	2004	22	303	206	375	32	16.2
MARIO HEZONJA	2015	5	303	383	146	79	17.9
TYLER HANSBROUGH	2009	13	304	218	240	29	17.6
KEYON DOOLING	2000	10	306	370	276	76	16.3
Wayne Ellington	2009	28	306	307	290	76	18.2
Tristan Thompson	2011	4	306	152	174	60	23.7
JUSTIN JACKSON	2017	15	309	271	375	68	22.2
ERIC MAYNOR	2009	20	311	319	337	81	15.7
EMMANUEL MUDIAY	2015	7	311	270	355	68	30.4
Josh Jackson	2017	4	311	261	260	77	25.4
Steven Adams	2013	12	312	213	132	81	14.8
Trey Lyles	2015	12	312	355	182	80	17.3
MARCUS WILLIAMS	2006	22	315	282	438	79	16.4
CASEY JACOBSEN	2002	22	316	197	269	72	15.9
SHABAZZ NAPIER	2014	24	317	410	362	51	19.8
Robin Lopez	2008	15	317	177	265	60	10.2
Cameron Payne	2015	14	319	404	153	57	12.2
Brandon Ingram	2016	2	319	176	224	79	28.9
James Johnson	2009	16	320	204	114	65	11.6
Denzel Valentine	2016	14	322	132		57	17.1
Darius Bazley	2019	23	322	308		61	18.5
ARRON AFFLALO	2007	27	324	272	160	74	13.0
Jarrett Culver	2019	6	324	428		63	23.9
Jaylen Brown	2016	3	325	157	187	78	17.2
KEDRICK BROWN	2001	11	326	302	203	29	8.4
Onyeka Okongwu	2020	6	326
WAYNE SIMIEN	2005	29	327	400		43	9.7
Domantas Sabonis	2016	11	327	165	108	81	20.1
JUSTIN ANDERSON	2015	21	328	260	331	55	11.8
KEVIN KNOX	2018	9	328	386	430	75	28.8
JJ HICKSON	2008	19	328	216	210	62	11.4
Tyus Jones	2015	24	329	291	213	37	15.5
KWAME BROWN	2001	1	330	206	133	57	14.3
Tyrese Maxey	2020	21	330
DAN DICKAU	2002	28	331	374	122	50	10.3
JARED JEFFRIES	2002	11	334	317	209	20	14.6
Tony Snell	2013	20	335	284	335	76	16.2
PJ HAIRSTON	2014	26	335	330		45	15.3
Tobias Harris	2011	19	336	142	91	42	11.4
TIAGO SPLITTER	2007	28	337	168	102	59	12.4
Kira Lewis Jr.	2020	13	337
FESTUS EZELI	2012	30	338	338	227	78	14.4
ADAM MORRISON	2006	3	339	381	410	78	29.7
JERIAN GRANT	2015	19	339	238	228	76	16.5
Enes Kanter	2011	3	339	239	194	66	13.2
RJ Barrett	2019	3	339	174		56	30.4
Alec Burks	2011	12	340	314	191	59	15.9
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot	2016	24	341	416	407	69	17.2
MARCUS HAISLIP	2002	13	342	327	455	39	11.3
KEVIN SERAPHIN	2010	17	343	162	279	57	11.1
SHAWNE WILLIAMS	2006	17	343	259	365	44	12.3
Aleksej Pokuševski	2020	17	344
CHANDLER HUTCHINSON	2018	22	345	330	396	44	20.3
CHRIS WILCOX	2002	8	345	201	281	46	10.4
Killian Hayes	2020	7	345
HILTON ARMSTRONG	2006	12	345	377	303	56	11.1
LINAS KLEIZA	2005	27	346	225	136	61	8.5
JEFF TEAGUE	2009	19	346	263	55	70	10.2
CARLOS DELFINO	2003	25	346	343	244	30	15.3
JAMES ANDERSON	2010	20	348	420	308	23	12.4
Frank Ntilikina	2017	8	350	370	250	78	21.9
SASHA VUJACIC	2004	27	350	259	246	35	11.5
JOHN SALMONS	2002	26	351	216	257	64	7.9
JORDAN HAMILTON	2011	26	352	323	216	26	9.9
ANDRE ROBERSON	2013	26	352	274	201	40	10.0
ACIE LAW	2007	11	352	372	342	56	15.4
ADREIAN PAYNE	2014	15	352	418	364	32	23.1
SERGEI MONIA	2004	23	353			26	13.2
JOSH BOONE	2006	23	354	230	271	61	10.7
Jordan Poole	2019	28	355	231		57	22.3
JOE ALEXANDER	2008	8	355	425		59	12.2
CHRIS JEFFERIES	2002	27	355	362		51	13.1
Zhaire Smith	2018	16	356	508		6	18.4
LAZAR HAYWARD	2010	30	356	459	342	41	10.3
STEVEN HUNTER	2001	15	356	275	321	53	9.7
THABO SEFOLOSHA	2006	13	356	212	155	71	12.0
JARELL MARTIN	2015	25	357	363	254	27	14.1
THON MAKER	2016	10	357	312	307	57	9.9
Donte DiVincenzo	2018	17	358	125	127	27	15.2
Grant Williams	2019	22	359	369		69	15.1
MARDY COLLINS	2006	29	360	410	298	42	18.1
VICTOR CLAVER	2009	22	360	400	401	49	16.6
Aaron Holiday	2018	23	361	210	351	50	12.9
SEBASTIAN TELFAIR	2004	13	361	214	291	68	19.5
DANIEL ORTON	2010	29	362	410	329	16	11.7
DEMARRE CARROLL	2009	27	362	411	321	66	12.0
QUINCY DOUBY	2006	19	363	306	342	40	8.8
DONATAS MOTIEJUNAS	2011	20	364	345	138	44	12.2
RAFAEL ARAUJO	2004	8	364	393	413	59	12.6
QUINCY PONDEXTER	2010	26	364	350	240	66	11.1
COLE ALDRICH	2010	11	365	324	358	18	7.8
RODNEY WHITE	2001	9	366	273	245	16	8.1
MARK MADSEN	2000	29	366	323	320	70	9.2
CEDRIC SIMMONS	2006	15	368	450	427	43	12.7
JOEL PRZYBILLA	2000	9	368	230	234	33	8.2
Leandro Bolmaro	2020	23	368
NIKOLOZ TSKITISHVILI	2002	5	369	391	432	81	16.3
KENDALL MARSHALL	2012	13	370	182	297	48	14.6
GREIVIS VASQUEZ	2010	28	371	186	116	70	12.3
MATEEN CLEAVES	2000	14	371	414	421	78	16.3
NIK STAUSKAS	2014	8	372	264	228	73	15.4
MARKELL FULTZ	2017	1	373	321	169	14	18.1
FRANK WILLIAMS	2002	25	374	324	443	21	8.0
C.J. McCollum	2013	10	374	289	44	38	12.5
JR GIDDENS	2008	30	374	391		3	2.3
Aaron Nesmith	2020	14	375
NORRIS COLE	2011	28	376	328	261	65	19.4
THOMAS ROBINSON	2012	5	376	358	336	70	15.1
QYNTEL WOODS	2002	21	376	375	268	53	6.3
DANTE EXUM	2014	5	377	360	281	82	22.2
ZORAN PLANINIC	2003	22	377	328	396	49	9.7
Jakob Poeltl	2016	9	377	162	212	54	11.6
Luka Samanic	2019	19	377	469		3	16.1
JOEL FREELAND	2006	30	377	318	319	51	9.4
PATRICK O’BRYANT	2006	9	378	356	362	16	7.3
DONTE GREENE	2008	28	378	235	302	55	13.3
Rudy Gobert	2013	27	378	46	67	45	9.6
FRED JONES	2002	14	379	218	124	19	6.1
DORELL WRIGHT	2004	19	379	364	200	3	9.0
ZACH RANDOLPH	2001	19	379	165	56	41	5.8
JUSTIN PATTON	2017	16	380	442	504	1	3.7
KAREEM RUSH	2002	20	381	260	284	76	11.5
GERALD HENDERSON	2009	12	382	196	151	43	8.3
SHANNON BROWN	2006	25	382	435	313	22	9.0
GERALD WALLACE	2001	25	383	327	354	54	8.0
ZARKO CABARKAPA	2003	17	383	282	407	49	11.7
KIRK SNYDER	2004	16	385	218	306	68	13.3
JAVARIS CRITTENTON	2007	19	385	337		49	13.8
Malik Monk	2017	11	386	292	285	63	13.6
NOAH VONLEH	2014	9	386	344	314	25	10.3
HAKIM WARRICK	2005	19	387	182	199	68	10.6
Kyle Anderson	2014	30	387	252	263	33	10.9
Jeremy Lamb	2012	12	387	188	279	23	6.4
ALANDO TUCKER	2007	29	388	379	419	6	8.0
JORDAN ADAMS	2014	22	390	381		30	8.3
R.J. Hampton	2020	24	390
KENDRICK PERKINS	2003	27	390	357	182	10	3.6
DRAGAN BENDER	2016	4	391	270	342	43	13.2
Troy Brown Jr.	2018	15	391	138	397	52	14.0
Sekou Doumbouya	2019	15	391	439		38	19.8
ERICK BARKLEY	2000	28	391	291		8	4.8
Zach Collins	2017	10	391	262	256	66	15.8
RJ HUNTER	2015	28	392	476	406	36	8.7
SAMUEL DALEMBERT	2001	26	392	77	112	34	5.2
Reggie Jackson	2011	24	393	264	104	45	11.1
Kelly Oubre Jr.	2015	15	393	254	135	63	10.7
MARCO BELINELLI	2007	18	394	212	252	31	7.7
REECE GAINES	2003	15	395	422	440	38	9.5
JAJUAN JOHNSON	2011	27	396			36	8.3
Delon Wright	2015	20	396	232	140	28	8.2
TERRANCE FERGUSON	2017	21	396	286	383	61	12.5
OLEKSIY PECHEROV	2006	18	398	332	329	35	9.2
DOMINIQUE JONES	2010	25	398	418	418	18	7.6
ARCHIE GOODWIN	2013	29	399	412	391	52	10.2
BRICE JOHNSON	2016	25	400	402		3	3.1
RYAN HUMPHREY	2002	19	400	416	436	48	9.3
Obi Toppin	2020	8	400
SHANE LARKIN	2013	18	401	192	198	48	10.2
Goga Bitadze	2019	18	401	265		54	8.7
PRIMOZ BREZEC	2000	27	401	403	401	22	7.3
RASHAD VAUGHN	2015	17	402	374	462	14	3.1
Malik Beasley	2016	19	402	456	157	22	7.5
ELLIOT WILLIAMS	2010	22	402	354	427	24	6.2
EARL CLARK	2009	14	403	391	363	50	7.6
MICHAEL BRADLEY	2001	17	403	252	396	26	4.5
XAVIER HENRY	2010	12	406	389	434	37	14.2
JASON COLLIER	2000	15	406	319	314	23	9.7
DARKO MILICIC	2003	2	406	430	225	34	4.7
KEVIN MARTIN	2004	26	407	100	25	45	10.1
JERRYD BAYLESS	2008	11	407	301	252	53	12.3
JARED CUNNINGHAM	2012	24	408	434	472	8	3.2
JIRI WELSCH	2002	16	408	132	289	37	6.3
Reggie Bullock	2013	25	408	420	346	43	9.2
JERYL SASSER	2001	22	409	318		7	5.1
TRAVIS OUTLAW	2003	23	410	256	238	8	2.4
ALEXIS AJINCA	2008	20	410	413	288	31	5.8
Jimmy Butler	2011	30	410	132	62	42	8.5
BOSTJAN NACHBAR	2002	15	411	326	253	14	5.5
Solomon Hill	2013	23	412	202	283	28	8.1
KRIS HUMPHRIES	2004	14	412	380	329	67	13.0
MAMADOU N’DIAYE	2000	26	412	283	202	3	3.3
WADE BALDWIN	2016	17	413	378	521	33	12.3
LUKE JACKSON	2004	10	413	412	332	10	4.3
NOLAN SMITH	2011	21	414	441		44	12.3
TYLER ENNIS	2014	18	415	356	369	33	12.5
MFIONDU KABENGELE	2019	27	416	452		12	5.4
Gary Harris	2014	19	417	88	55	55	13.1
Alex Len	2013	5	417	135	232	41	8.8
PERRY JONES	2012	28	417	353	396	38	7.4
DESAGANA DIOP	2001	8	418	299	255	18	6.1
ANDREW BYNUM	2005	10	418	160	24	46	7.2
NDUDI EBI	2003	26	419	176		17	1.9
DAHNTAY JONES	2003	20	420	355	356	20	7.7
ANTHONY BENNETT	2013	1	421	339	435	52	12.7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	2019	17	421	202		47	12.6
BYRON MULLENS	2009	24	422	446	223	13	4.3
MOUHAMED SENE	2006	10	423	416	301	26	6.3
DALIBOR BAGARIC	2000	24	423	367	373	35	7.4
TONY WROTEN	2012	25	423	337	260	35	7.8
BRANDON ARMSTRONG	2001	23	423	401	388	35	5.6
MALACHI RICHARDSON	2016	22	424	458	511	22	9.0
Nassir Little	2019	25	425	402		48	11.9
SHABAZZ MUHAMMAD	2013	14	425	182	287	37	7.8
Derrick White	2017	29	426	121	111	17	8.2
JOSEPH FORTE	2001	21	426	413		8	4.9
MARQUIS TEAGUE	2012	29	426	459	443	48	8.2
DONNELL HARVEY	2000	22	427	229	247	18	3.6
ROBERT SWIFT	2004	12	428	197	328	16	4.5
Ty Jerome	2019	24	428	208		31	10.6
DESHAWN STEVENSON	2000	23	428	343	372	40	7.3
JAMES YOUNG	2014	17	429	453	406	31	10.7
Moritz Wagner	2018	25	430	205	294	43	10.4
Kevon Looney	2015	30	432	378	290	6	3.4
Austin Rivers	2012	10	432	346	316	61	23.1
Zeke Nnaji	2020	22	432
KIRK HASTON	2001	16	433	425		15	5.1
JEROME MOISO	2000	11	433	397	225	24	5.6
FAB MELO	2012	22	435			6	6.0
YAROSLAV KOROLEV	2005	12	435	428		24	5.3
Precious Achiuwa	2020	20	437
TROY BELL	2003	16	438			6	5.8
MILES PLUMLEE	2012	26	439	155	232	14	3.9
DeAndre’ Bembry	2016	21	439	387	199	38	9.8
JEROME ROBINSON	2018	13	439	381	344	33	9.7
MORRIS ALMOND	2007	25	439	391	250	9	4.4
Cory Joseph	2011	29	441	272	281	28	9.5
Avery Bradley	2010	19	441	247	191	27	6.0
CRAIG BRACKINS	2010	21	443	463		3	11.0
ANTOINE WRIGHT	2005	15	443	296	262	39	9.3
Dejounte Murray	2016	29	444	199		38	8.5
Otto Porter Jr.	2013	3	444	257	60	37	8.6
JOSH HUESTIS	2014	29	445	90	421	5	11.0
Doug McDermott	2014	11	445	257	272	36	8.9
MARUICE AGER	2006	28	446	444	432	30	6.8
Sam Dekker	2015	18	446	245	405	3	2.1
CJ WILCOX	2014	28	446	383	472	21	4.8
JULIUS HODGE	2005	20	446	310		13	2.5
LUKE BABBITT	2010	16	447	316	320	22	6.3
Dennis Schroder	2013	17	448	243	218	49	13.1
LONNIE WALKER	2018	18	449	346	295	17	6.9
JASON MAXIELL	2005	26	449	304	213	26	6.1
Josh Green	2020	18	453
TJ LEAF	2017	18	454	403	448	53	8.6
SERGEY KARASEV	2013	19	457	327	412	22	7.1
PAVEL PODKOLZIN	2004	21	462	455		5	1.8
Terry Rozier	2015	16	462	295	116	39	8.0
MARCUS MORRIS	2011	14	464	274	169	18	7.3
Damian Jones	2016	30	467	484	210	10	8.5
HENRY ELLENSON	2016	18	468	452	337	19	7.7
LUCAS NOGUIERA	2013	16	469	362	109	6	3.8
ROYCE WHITE	2012	16	472			3	3.0
NEMANJA NEDOVIC	2013	30	474			24	5.9
Grayson Allen	2018	21	475	309	159	38	11.0
Romeo Langford	2019	14	477	455		32	11.6
BRUNO CABOCLO	2014	20	479	475	435	8	2.9
Clint Capela	2014	25	487	186	73	12	7.5
CALEB SWANIGAN	2017	26	487	484	465	27	7.0
DJ WILSON	2017	17	488	305	462	22	3.2
Jacob Evans	2018	28	491	426		30	6.8
Jalen Smith	2020	10	492
Udoka Azubuike	2020	27	499
Anfernee Simons	2018	24	502	348	329	20	7.0
Tony Bradley	2017	28	503	277	286	9	3.2
DZANAN MUSA	2018	29	515	454		9	4.4
TYLER LYDON	2017	24	521	495		1	2.2
ANTE ZIZIC	2016	23		382	304	32	6.7
NIKOLA MILUTINOV	2015	26
PETTERI KOPONEN	2007	30
Michael Porter Jr.	2018	14		187	27
ANZEJS PASECNIKS	2017	25			395
GUERSCHON YABUSELE	2016	16		463	460	33	7.1
Dylan Windler	2019	26		319
LIVIO JEAN-CHARLES	2013	28
FRAN VAZQUEZ	2005	11
Chuma Okeke	2019	16		172
HARRY GILES	2017	20		346	272
Furkan Korkmaz	2016	26		497	319	14	5.7

8 Responses (Jump straight to the comment form)

Mike says:
September 16, 2019 at 7:42 am (link)

Hey Son. Wondering if you could offer a coupleof quick opinions.

Basic 9 cat keeper league. Can only protect keepers for 2 drafts. Consolation round determines top half of draft, so i have 1st overall. (All picks last 3 rounds last year is my excuse for not winning the league haha)

1. I have to choose between JJJ and Lowry as my 3rd keeper. Brow and KAT (soon to be Harden) are the other two. JJJ normally better keeper (imo) but pg is thin position and….

2. Pg13 is back in draft because someone can’t protect him and a trade didnt happen. So i have to choose between him and Zion.

Thoughts?
- Son says:
  September 16, 2019 at 8:24 am (link)
  
  That’s a tough one, as I can envision taking either path. Assists can be tough to hunt for, so the prudent thing would probably be to keep Lowry. With that said, JJJ has so much upside and you’d dominate the big man cats….and you’d be able to absorb FG% busters like Rozier and Rubio. Plus, Teague seems to be undervalued this year. I probably side with the latter option, but if don’t hate the former one. Comes down to your personal philosophy.
  
  Zion
  - Mike says:
    September 16, 2019 at 11:08 am (link)
    
    Thanks Son. Didnt think of absorbing the fg% of later pgs. Ill also admit that being a fan of the world champions makes it harder. (Subtle how i threw that in there eh lol)
    - Son says:
      September 16, 2019 at 11:20 am (link)
      
      Ha! Well done, sir. Well done.
      
      There are many ways to conquer the fantasy puzzle. Do what feels best for you
Cohen says:
December 9, 2020 at 11:40 am (link)

SON, in a 8 team roto do u see any certain trends going on this year strategy wise?
I have 5th pick and was going to go big as i expect Towns or Davis to be there.
- Son says:
  December 9, 2020 at 12:11 pm (link)
  
  Every draft is it’s own entity. As for particular trends this year, I don’t think it’s changed too much from years past. Dimes and bigs get drafted early. Bertans and Duncan get drafted pretty early due to the tres.
J-Man Grizzle says:
December 10, 2020 at 10:08 pm (link)

fascinating first 3 season analysis —-wow only 3 have sustained top 20 first 3 years….incredible….
- Son says:
  December 10, 2020 at 10:16 pm (link)
  
  Indeed! Crazy

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