Stanley Johnson: Rookie of the Year candidate?
In strict compliance with Betteridge’s law of headlines, the answer is no. But don’t fret, Pistons fans! Or do, but not because Stanley isn’t a ROY frontrunner. Fret over Andre Drummond’s free throw woes, if you must.
Back to the point. Stanley Johnson is playing pretty well by rookie standards, maybe a little subpar for a top 10 pick, but fine. “Fine” gets you into ROY consideration in some years. This is not “some years”. This is this year, and this year there are a bunch of rookies putting up stats AND efficiency. Putting up neither, like Stanley, just isn’t going to cut it.