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Michael Beasley? Russell Westbrook? Brook Lopez? ROY - none of the above

The NBA playoff is just around the corner and as teams try to win as many games as possible so are the rookies except that they’re focused also on winning something else. They have been battling it out the past few months on who should be part of the All- Rookie teams and who should be this year’s NBA Rookie of the Year.

I must say that this year’s draft featured a lot of future stars in this league and they’ve really proven it with their respective teams. You may argue that some just have stats that are high because their team sucks that’s why we’re here to take a look on who deserves the awards. So here are my picks: (more…)

Rookie Rankings 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30

I’m quite sure you are still wondering where in my rankings are Greg Oden and Michael Beasley. They’re here in my rookies ranked 11th to 20th. Why so low? Simple. It’s because other rookies have been outperforming them so far this season. Oden has shown flashes of brilliance on the defensive end but hasn’t been consistent enough to be relied as your number 1 center. Beasley, on the other hand, hasn’t really impressed me fantasy basketball-wise. Here are the rest of the rookies in my top 20: (more…)

Rookie Rankings 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30

Almost a third of the 2008-2009 NBA season is gone and by now we should be able to find out how our fantasy NBA teams will do come playoff time – if it ever makes it. If your team isn’t doing so well because of injuries to your top players or unproductive role players or maybe drafting big name rookies too high in the draft. One big reason that many teams struggle is because of their rookies on their teams. Some just go by name and don’t really know if they ever produce numbers that justify their fantasy draft positions.

I must admit that I’ve never been a big fan of having rookies in my fantasy basketball teams but I gambled on some even on Greg Oden. I’ve been happy with everyone I’ve picked except for him. The other rookies have really impressed me and have helped some of my teams so far. These rookies have given great value so let’s take a look at my top 10 rookies for this season: (more…)