2012-13 NBA Rookie Rankings

Lillard continues to hold firm in the top spot and no one else is really even challenging that at this point. If you want to see just how much he means to the Blazers just look at the team's offensive efficiency with and without him on the court. With Lillard, the Blazers average 105.4 points per 100 possessions, without him they drop to 91.7. Yes, the Blazers have an awful bench, but that is still a massive dropoff. -- Jan. 11

Drummond continues to be a beast on the glass for the Pistons. He leads all rookies and ranks in the top-5 in the entire NBA in offensive rebound rate. He also leads the rookies in player efficiency rating (21.4) and field goal percentage (59.3%). And he has started to pick it up on the defensive end averaging 2 blocks over his last five games to go along with 8.6 rebounds and 8.2 points per. Steal of the draft? Quite possibly. -- Jan. 11

Davis really hasn't looked the phenom we expect him to yet in January with the lone excecption being a 17 point, 9 rebound effort in a win over the Spurs on Monday. But even with the big night he is averaging just 8.8 points and 6.6 rebounds in the month. Still decent numbers, just not what is expected out of the first overall pick. -- Jan. 11

If Beal's new year's resolution was to pick up his game it seems to have worked. He has been on a tear in January averaging 18.2 points, 4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in the month. He has also been lights out from deep hitting 14-of-25 three-pointers (56%) in the month. he's starting to look like the primary scorer the Wizards wanted when they drafted him. His game-winning floater against the Thunder on Monday was a thing of beatuy.-- Jan. 11

MKG has been solid in three games since returning from a scratched cornea that caused him to miss the Bobcats game on New Year's eve. Over that span he has averaged 13.8 points and 8.3 rebounds and continues to impact the game in a variety of ways for his team. -- Jan. 11

Shved's minutes are up and so are his scoring and assists since he moved to the Timberwolves starting lineup in mid-December. After a disappointing 2 points on 1-for-11 shooting in a loss to Portland on Saturday, Shved has bouned backed nicely averaging 16.5 points, 5 assists and 2 steals in the two games since. Turnovers have been a bit of an issue in January though as he is averaging four per game in the month.-- Jan. 11

Henson is another rookie that has gotten off to a great start in 2013 averaging a double-double in five January games despite playing less than 23 minutes per contest. Henson is averaging 10.8 points and 108. 8 boards along with 1.4 blocks and nearly a steal per game in the month. If he continues to play like this he should earn a few more minutes under interim Bucks coach Jim Boylan. -- Jan. 11

Selected with the 21st pick in the draft, Sullinger is proving to be one of the best bargains in the 2012 class. His contributions, expecially on defence, have been invaluable for a Celtics team that has won four in a row and is fighting for playoff positioning in the East. In the last five games, Sullinger is averaging 7.8 points and 9 rebounds. That span includes a huge 12 point, 16 rebound effort in the Celtics win over the Suns on Wednesday. --Jan. 11

After an impressive first month to his NBA career, Barnes' production tailed off for most of December. He has bounced back nicely though averaging a 11.2 points and 4.8 rebounds over his last five games. He has also shot the ball much better during that stretch hitting 55.6% of his threes and 53.7% overall. He has nice post skills and good range on his shot. If he can develop a good midrange game he will be very difficult to stop.-- Jan. 11

The young Canadian big man is putting together a solid rookie season in limited minutes with the Magic. He has a very polished offensive game as evidenced by his 54.5 field goal percentage 57.6 true shooting percentage (both second among rookies) and 17.84 player efficiency rating (fourth among rookies). If he can work on his rebounding and midrange jumper he will be a solid NBA power forward for years to come. --Jan. 11

Valanciunas continues to recover from a broken finger suffered against the Orlando Magic on Dec. 21. He is expected to remain out until at least the end of the month and possible into mid-February. -- Jan. 11

Ross has been solid in his rookies season and has shown flashes of brilliance - most notably a 26-point outburst that included five three-pointers in a win over Portland on Jan. 2. He is currently nursing a sprained ankle that caused him to miss the Raptors game agaisnt Philadelphia on Wednesday. It does not appear to be serious though and Ross is expected back on the court as early as Friday night-- Jan. 11

Acy has seen a little bit more action of late having played in four of the Raptors last five games. He still won't see much more than spot duty but he is the type of blue-collard, energy player that Raptors fans gravitate towards. -- Jan. 11