(Special Edition) Early Impact: Top 10 NBA Rookies Grabbing Their Chance to Shine

These rookies are poppin! (Guest post over at 5x5)

This year’s rookie class, if you haven’t noticed, doesn’t get as much playing time as rookies usually do, despite all the injuries across the league.

Look at the red bar on the chart, showing that in the first 15 games, only 11 rookies are getting 20 minutes per game: