Fantasy Basketball Roundtable: Best Rookie in Fantasy

Written by Erik

Wednesday, 09 December 2009 02:35

It's time for another session at the Fantasy Round Table!

Each week some of fantasy basketballs greatest strategic thinkers assemble to debate and explore interesting issues pertaining to fantasy basketball. A big thanks to Ryan Lester from Lesters Legends for bringing this together.

Sitting at the Fantasy Hoops Roundtable:

- Alex Woods, BleacherCreatureRotoTalk
- Ryan Lester, Lester’s Legends
- Your Dear Friends at Empty the Bench
- Nels, Give Me the Rock
- Jon, Bleacher Report
- Tommy Beer, HoopsWorld

... and of course, yours truly.

This week was hosted by Alex Woods of Bleacher Creature Roto Talk.

This Week's Topic: At the end of the season who will be the top three rookies from a fantasy basketball perspective?

My two cents:

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Sadly, I believe Blake Griffin has missed way too much time to contend for a spot. This leaves me to believe that it's all about three rookie guards:

Brandon Jennings - 3PTM, PTS, AST
Tyreke Evans - PTS, STL, AST
Stephen Curry - PTS, 3PTM, AST, STL

Curry appears to be a clear lock at third since he and Monta Ellis are learning to co-exist in the Golden State Warriors' starting backcourt. He has struggled with consistency the most, so far this season. He's playing under Nellie's wing so no surprises there. The Warriors' backcourt depth is also superior to that of Sacramento's or Milwaukee's, so he can be sat down on the bench much more easily.

Jennings will be keep his throne as the top fantasy rookie. It's all about the eventual return of team primary scorers Michael Redd and Kevin Martin.

Kevin will take up a lot of the scoring which Tyreke is consistently taking care of at the moment. His assists should bump up a notch but his scoring will definitely take a backseat to Martin's superior abilities.

Redd's return will make it easier for Jennings to get some good looks and hopefully improve his awful FG%. Definitely, the volume of shots he takes will be reduced, and should make his negative impact in that category a lot less punishing than it is nowadays. His dimes and steals should see a small rise in the process as well. Frankly, it really is hard to discount the 2.4 treys per game that Jennings brings to the table and let's not forget his almost six dishes as well. His more diverse game helps him edge out Evans for fantasy's Rookie of the Year award.

Get the full low down from the rest of the participants HERE, at Bleacher Creature Roto Talk.