NBA recently published the results of its annual rookie survey. The league surveyed 36 rookies on multiple topics, and these first-year players had some interesting opinions. When asked who among them will have the best NBA career, the rookies opted for Wendell Carter Jr, who was selected seventh overall by Chicago Bulls in this year’s draft.
On the second place came New York Knicks’ Kevin Knox and Los Angeles Clippers’ Jerome Robinson, while five players shared the third place among themselves. The surprising thing was that the third overall pick, Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, failed to receive any votes at all.
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2018 NBA rookie class also voted on their favorites for Rookie of the Year award. Phoenix Suns’ first overall pick DeAndre Ayton and Cleveland Cavaliers’ eighth overall pick Colin Sexton ended up receiving the most votes. Doncic managed to crack this list alongside Knox, with both players receiving enough votes for the second place.
Elsewhere in the survey, Minnesota Timberwolves’ Keita Bates-Diop, who was drafted 48th overall, was highlighted as the biggest steal in the 2018 draft while Philadelphia 76ers’ Zhaire Smith got the title of the most athletic rookie. Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young was voted as the best shooter and best playmaker while Memphis Grizzlies’ Jevon Carter was marked as the best defender.
Finally, almost the third of the rookies had LeBron James as their favorite player.
