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NBA Awards Watch: Good Morning, Look At The Rise Of Our Rookies

By DJoumbarey A. Moreau

Jan 25, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) passes the ball against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 25, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) passes the ball against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 23, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) drives around New York Knicks forward Lou Amundson (21) during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. Knicks won 113-106. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) drives around New York Knicks forward Lou Amundson (21) during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. Knicks won 113-106. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

There have been so many rookies that have made an impact this week that it’s truly awesome to see. The rookies look like they have started to become solid players in their first season playing professional basketball.

To highlight one rookie in particular, it’s great to see that the Orlando Magic’s rookie power forward, Aaron Gordon, back to health after we had no clue how long he would be out of the lineup. Gordon is back and is looking lively, healthy, and he’s still a blast to watch.

In the three games that Gordon played this week he scored a combined 21 points and only averaged 18.3 minutes per night. Simply put, it’s great knowing he’s back and well.

In addition to Gordon some of the other rookies that have had notable weeks are players such as Philadelphia’s Jerami Grant, who each game looks like a better NBA player, Utah’s Joe Ingles, who could play for virtually any team on the planet, and Ingles’ teammate, Dante Exum, who started playing like he’s having a bit of fun on the court.

Bur for right now we still know who the Wolf of Wall Street is in the 2014 NBA Draft class (Andrew Wiggins), and he hasn’t slowed down a bit.

With that being said, let’s begin our rankings.

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