Who will be the 2012-13 Rookie of the Year? 1. Anthony Davis, New Orleans -- 47.1 percent 2. Damian Lillard, Portland -- 17.6 percent T-3. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Charlotte & Thomas Robinson, Sacramento -- 11.8 percent 5. Dion Waiters, Cleveland -- 5.9 percent Others receiving votes: Will Barton, Portland; Bradley Beal, Washington Which rookie will have the best career? 1. Anthony Davis, New Orleans -- 40.6 percent 2. Harrison Barnes, Golden State -- 12.5 percent 3. Damian Lillard, Portland -- 9.4 percent T-4. Thomas Robinson, Sacramento & Dion Waiters, Cleveland -- 6.3 percent Others receiving votes: Bradley Beal, Washington; Kim English, Detroit; Bernard James, Dallas; Perry Jones, Oklahoma City; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Charlotte; Kendall Marshall, Phoenix; Fab Melo, Boston; Austin Rivers, New Orleans Which rookie is the most athletic? T-1. Quincy Acy, Toronto & Perry Jones, Oklahoma City -- 17.6 percent 3. Terrence Ross, Toronto -- 14.7 percent T-4. Jared Cunningham, Dallas & Andre Drummond, Detroit -- 11.8 percent T-6. Meyers Leonard, Portland & Damian Lillard, Portland -- 5.9 percent Others receiving votes: Maurice Harkless, Orlando; Darius Johnson-Odom, L.A. Lakers; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Charlotte; Miles Plumlee, Indiana; Thomas Robinson, Sacramento Which rookie is the best shooter? 1. John Jenkins, Atlanta -- 48.6 percent 2. Bradley Beal, Washington -- 16.2 percent 3. Jeremy Lamb, Houston -- 10.8 percent 4. Kim English, Detroit -- 8.1 percent T-5. Damian Lillard, Portland & Terrence Ross, Toronto -- 5.4 percent Others receiving votes: Evan Fournier, Denver; Kyle Singler, Detroit Which rookie is the best playmaker? 1. Kendall Marshall, Phoenix -- 45.7 percent 2. Damian Lillard, Portland -- 14.3 percent T-3. Dion Waiters, Cleveland, Royce White, Houston -- 8.6 percent 5. Bradley Beal, Washington -- 5.7 percent Others receiving votes: Jared Cunningham, Dallas; Scott Machado; Austin Rivers, New Orleans; Thomas Robinson, Sacramento; Marquis Teague, Chicago; Tony Wroten, Memphis Which rookie is the funniest? 1. Fab Melo, Boston -- 22.9 percent 2. Kyle O'Quinn, Orlando -- 20.0 percent 3. Will Barton, Portland -- 11.4 percent 4. Jared Sullinger, Boston -- 8.6 percent T-5. Bradley Beal, Washington, Draymond Green, Golden State & Tony Wroten, Memphis -- 5.7 percent Others receiving votes: Jae Crowder, Dallas; Terrence Jones, Houston; Jeremy Lamb, Houston; Quincy Miller, Denver; Tyshawn Taylor, Brooklyn; Marquis Teague, Chicago; Dion Waiters, Cleveland Link
Maybe these guys know something about Waiters that I don't. He looked absolutely horrible in Vegas! For the #4 pick....... HORRIBLE!
Duh! Nolan Smith was at the Rookie orientation because there wasn't one last year due to the lockout. He's not going to vote for Lillard, he can't vote for himself but he decided to vote for a Blazer.
Here's this year's. Connaughton got second-most votes for "most athletic". I guess the rookies read the combine results... Also tied for second for "best shooter" - but that's misleading, as he only got 8.8%.
um, you can argue it, but it is by no means whatsoever "hands-down" Lillard. Anthony Davis led the league in PER and blocks last year. He's getting lots of MVP votes. He's first-team all-NBA and 2nd-team all-Defense. The only thing that is keeping this from "hands-down Davis" is that he misses 10 games/yr.
