Rookies see Reddish, not Zion, having greatest profession

Zion Williamson has been hailed as the subsequent massive factor within the NBA, however his colleagues within the incoming rookie class aren’t bought on the concept that the No. 1 general choose may have an ideal NBA profession.

Within the league’s annual survey of rookies, gamers have been requested which member of the 2019 class would have the most effective profession. Williamson obtained solely 5% of the votes.

Cam Reddish, Williamson’s teammate at Duke, garnered 19% of the votes. Reddish went to the Atlanta Hawks with the 10th choose of the draft.

Reddish was adopted by Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies with 16% of the votes and De’Andre Hunter of the Hawks with 11%.

Williamson was tied with RJ Barrett of the New York Knicks, Coby White of the Chicago Bulls and Williamson’s teammate on the New Orleans Pelicans, Jaxson Hayes.

Cam Reddish, left, and Zion Williamson have been teammates at Duke. Lance King/Getty Photos

It was the sixth straight 12 months Duke participant completed first within the class, with Reddish following in a line that features Jabari Parker (2014), Jahlil Okafor (2015), Brandon Ingram (2016), Jayson Tatum (2017) and Wendell Carter Jr. final season.

The survey was posted Monday on NBA.com.

Williamson was picked to win Rookie of the Yr by his colleagues, incomes 35% of the votes to edge Morant, who obtained 27%. Within the 10 years of the survey, the rookies have tabbed the eventual Rookie of the Yr solely as soon as. That got here in 2007, once they accurately named Kevin Durant.

Williamson additionally was chosen most athletic by a large margin, getting 87% of the votes to eight% for the Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke.

Denver Nuggets heart Bol Bol was tabbed because the steal of the draft, Miami Warmth guard Tyler Herro was chosen as the most effective shooter, Philadelphia 76ers swingman Matisse Thybulle the most effective defender and Morant the most effective playmaker.

For the third straight 12 months, the rookies selected LeBron James as their favourite participant.