NBA Rookie of the Year Watch: Who Could Rise to the Top?

Jabari Parker, Milwaukee Bucks

nERD: -8.0
nF Efficiency: -2.9

Parker was our NBA staff's pre-season favorite to win the prestigious Rookie of the Year award. At the time, we didn't have much to go on for making such a prediction. We could only base it off of college numbers, raw ability, and the situation he was going into in Milwaukee. But, we still don't have much more to look at right now. In a small sample size, Parker has put up 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in 30 minutes per game.

While Parker has been given a lot of time to contribute, he hasn't put up great efficiency numbers. McDaniels, Noel, and Wiggins have all put up better numbers according to our metrics. But again, the Duke product has so much scoring talent and the body to do it at the NBA level that, if he can assert himself as the number-one or number-two scorer on a consistent basis in Milwaukee, he could find himself right in the thick of a ROY campaign.

Games this week: Thunder, Magic, Heat