Alex Abrines might be a top ten rookie this year. That’s pretty crazy when you think about it but then it actually becomes less crazy the more you think about it because you remember how bad this last draft class was. Here’s a complete list of rookie’s who have been undoubtedly better than Abrines this year:
-Joel Embiid
-Malcolm Brogdon
-Buddy Hield
-Marquese Chriss
-Domantas Sabonis
-Mindaugas Kuzminskas
-Jamal Murray
That’s literally it. You can try to make cases for some other guys, and you can even make pretty good cases, but that’s the thing: if you have to start reaching for arguments about why a certain rookie is better than Abrines, their betterness is in doubt. Abrines has been a steady three-point shooter who doesn’t do anything else, which means he’s already Anthony Morrow and he’s only halfway through his first season. A lot of these other rookies aren’t steady at anything. Anything other than gargling the sweaty taint of Alex Abrines.
Case closed. Alex Abrines = top 10 rookie.