Midseason NBA Rookie Rankings: A New No. 1 Emerges
With Jared McCain out for the season, a new face takes the top spot. Here's our updated list, along with buzz on lottery picks Reed Sheppard and Devin Carter.
While some things have changed since our last update of these 2024-25 NBA Rookie Rankings -- Jared McCain, the Philadelphia 76ers guard who ranked first on this list on Dec. 3 as the arguably NBA Rookie of the Year front-runner, will miss the rest of the season with a torn meniscus -- the overall state of things is much the same.
Rookies around the league have continued to carve out playing time and learn on the fly. There's no Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) or Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) anchoring this season's group, but there have been signs of growth as players ease into their roles halfway through their 82-game slates.
With all that, there are three rookies who were previously unranked, and there's a new face in the top spot from our last ranking on Dec. 3, becoming the third No. 1 player since our first ranking on Oct. 24.
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