2007-08 NBA Rookie Class: Top 50
By David Thorpe, Scouts Inc.
| 2007-08 NBA Rookie Class: Top 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| RK | Player | TM | Age | POS | G | MIN | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | STL | BLK | AST | REB | PTS | PER | |
| 1 |  |
Kevin Durant | SEA | 19 | SF | 80 | 34.0 | .430 | .288 | .873 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 20.3 | 15.84 |
| Analysis: Durant is my clear-cut choice for rookie of the year. It ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  |
Al Horford | ATL | 21 | C | 81 | 31.0 | .498 | .000 | .731 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 14.73 |
| Analysis: Horford might never be in the running for an All-NBA first ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  |
Luis Scola | HOU | 28 | PF | 82 | 24.0 | .515 | .000 | .668 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 16.18 |
| Analysis: Scola might be old by rookie standards, and he definitely has ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  |
Thaddeus Young | PHI | 19 | SF | 74 | 21.0 | .539 | .316 | .738 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 16.58 |
| Analysis: When all is said and done, Young might turn out to ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  |
Carl Landry | HOU | 24 | PF | 42 | 16.0 | .616 | .000 | .661 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 21.56 |
| Analysis: Landry just makes me smile. I need a calculator to figure ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  |
Jamario Moon | TOR | 27 | SF | 78 | 27.0 | .485 | .328 | .741 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 15.08 |
| Analysis: I first watched Moon play in early November. I kept expecting ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  |
Joakim Noah | CHI | 23 | C | 74 | 20.0 | .482 | .000 | .691 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 15.54 |
| Analysis: Noah is all about intangibles, but he's a stat stuffer, too. ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  |
Al Thornton | LAC | 24 | SF | 79 | 27.0 | .429 | .331 | .743 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 12.7 | 12.71 |
| Analysis: Of all the rookies, Thornton (along with Noah) might have played ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  |
Juan Carlos Navarro | MEM | 27 | SG | 82 | 25.0 | .402 | .361 | .849 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 11.90 |
| Analysis: I feel that of all the rookies who played a significant ... more | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  |
Rodney Stuckey | DET | 22 | SG | 57 | 18.0 | .401 | .188 | .814 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 13.80 |
| Analysis: Stuckey earns this spot for getting solid minutes for one of ... more | ||||||||||||||||
