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NBA: Rookies Who Need More Playing Time

By Maxwell Ogden

Oct 28, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) against the Dallas Mavericks in the season opener at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 28, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) against the Dallas Mavericks in the season opener at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Not all rookies receive the same level of opportunity. These first-year NBA players are fighting for a deserved increase in playing time.

Oct 28, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) against the Dallas Mavericks in the season opener at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 28, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) against the Dallas Mavericks in the season opener at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

The 2015 NBA Draft is breeding incredible results. Each of the first four overall selections are in the Rookie of the Year discussion, and a number of others who entered the association on Jun. 25, 2015 are impressing early in their respective careers.

Unfortunately, not all first-year players have been receiving the playing time they deserve.

Some rookies are stuck under head coaches who believe in the slow development of young players. Others are lost in a crowded rotation that consists of athletes who may be superior in the present day, but lack the upside of the rookies in question.

One way or another, the following players are in dire need of an increase of minutes. Who are they?

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