Zach Edey
In lieu of a final Rookie Ladder, I’ll reveal and discuss my choices for the 2025 NBA All-Rookie Teams. Scouts thought of this as one of the weaker rookie classes in recent memory and that’s held up for the most part. Elite draft classes tend to feature at least a few obvious, breakout rookie stars […]
Jared McCain’s injury clouds the first rookie ladder of 2025 (here’s our last of 2024, as a refresher). Despite his strong production and part-time offensive engine work, McCain’s time missed exempts him. No other rookie has come close to his output, but quite a few have some cases as the highest impact first-year pro. As […]
When we watched him play in college, there were serious questions about Zach Edey’s prospects at the next level. The 7’4” center from Purdue was dominant during his team’s run to the Final Four, but he was seen as slow footed and unathletic in comparison to today’s NBA players. Some had thought that the Memphis […]
One of my personal favorite parts of any new NBA season is learning about the rookie class. After many months of scouting, watching these fledgling pros adjust to the league will always be fascinating. This is the first NBA rookie ladder for the 2024-25 season. After a star-studded 2023 rookie class, scouts expected the 2024 […]
The NBA season is around the corner, and to preview the year, our group of experts has been asked to think of one question for every team. Here it is for the Southwest division! Houston Rockets: Can their young guns develop and help buoy a shaky offense? After three seasons of nestling near the […]
