How Man '18 Rookies Would Win '17 ROY?

[Big333223]

Malcolm Brogdon won a pretty lackluster Rookie of the Year last season. This year's rookie class has been amazing. How many rookies this year are having a better season than Brogdon had last year and would've won the award?

Obviously Mitchel, Simmons, and Tatum would've won it. Kyle Kuzma and Lauri Markkanen also seem like they would've been a shoo-in last year. For all the crap that surrounds him, I think I'd take Lonzo Ball's rookie year (10-7-7 is nothing to sneeze at) over Brogdon's.

Throw in John Collins, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Dillon Brooks as guys who had comparable stats but on worse teams than Brogdon just for consideration.

I say those first 6 guys I mentioned all would have won rookie of the year last season if they had the same exact year they had now, then.

EDIT: I forgot Josh Jackson, who finished strong, and Dennis Smith Jr.

I think 7 rookies had a better year this season than Brogdon had last year: Mitchel, Simmons, Tatum, Kuzma, Markkanen, Smith Jr., and Ball.

[kozlodoev]

Brogdon was picked over Saric (who averaged 13 and 6 in 26 mpg). Ball, Collins, Bogdanovic, Brooks... forget it, that's nonsense.

[Big333223]

Brogdon was picked over Saric (who averaged 13 and 6 in 26 mpg). Ball, Collins, Bogdanovic, Brooks... forget it, that's nonsense.

Collins, Bogdanovic, and Brooks had numbers similar enough I thought I should throw them into the conversation. When you factor in Los Angeles and the hype around Ball and how he finished the season, I think there's a real argument he was a better rookie this year than Brogdon was last year.

Also, somehow I forgot Dennis Smith Jr. He probably wins ROY over Brogdon too. I forgot Josh Jackson and De'Aaron Fox also, who would've been in the conversation.

[PhoSita]

I think you're underrating Brogdon, and of course there was the whole Embiid controversy as well.


But yeah, Simmons-Tatum-Mitchell for sure.  Markkanen and Kuzma are arguable. 

[Roy H.]

I think you're underrating Brogdon, and of course there was the whole Embiid controversy as well.


But yeah, Simmons-Tatum-Mitchell for sure.  Markkanen and Kuzma are arguable.

I think all five clearly win over Brogdon. Only Kuzma missed the playoffs, and his team performed well down the stretch.

[Big333223]

I think you're underrating Brogdon, and of course there was the whole Embiid controversy as well.


But yeah, Simmons-Tatum-Mitchell for sure.  Markkanen and Kuzma are arguable.

Maybe. I would've given the award to Saric last year, myself. I think those 5 would've cruised to the award over Brogdon.