Evaluating the Pre-Season Performance of the 2007-08 Rookies

Win Score = PTS + REB + STL + ½*BLK + ½*AST – FGA – ½*FTA – TO – ½*PF

PAWSmin = Position Adjusted Win Score per minute = Win Score per minute – Average Win Score at position played

Estimated WP48 = 0.100 + 1.614*PAWSmin

WP48 = Wins Produced per 48 minutes

PTS48 = Points Score per 48 minutes

Data taken from the website of Doug Steele

Rookie	Rank WP48	Rank PTS48	Draft Position	Team	Position	Game Played	Minutes Played	Win Score per-Minute	PAWSMIN	Estimated WP48	PTS48
Al Horford	1	4	3	Atlanta	PF	8	203	0.340	0.125	0.302	22.9
Julian Wright	2	19	13	New Orleans	SF	7	109	0.206	0.054	0.187	14.5
Nick Fazekas	3	11	34	Dallas	PF	8	140	0.221	0.007	0.111	19.9
Dominic McGuire	4	23	47	Washington	SF	7	143	0.150	-0.002	0.097	10.1
Aaron Gray	5	3	49	Chicago	C	7	117	0.222	-0.003	0.095	25.8
D.J. Strawberry	6	13	59	Phoenix	SG	8	134	0.123	-0.005	0.092	17.9
Arron Afflalo	7	10	27	Detroit	SG	8	168	0.119	-0.009	0.085	20.6
Luis Scola	8	15		Houston	PF	6	146	0.178	-0.037	0.041	16.4
Nick Young	9	6	16	Washington	SG	7	144	0.087	-0.041	0.033	21.7
Joakim Noah	10	16	9	Chicago	C	7	159	0.182	-0.043	0.031	16.0
Rodney Stuckey	11	8	15	Detroit	PG	8	203	0.084	-0.047	0.023	21.3
Kevin Durant	12	1	2	Seattle	SF	6	175	0.094	-0.058	0.006	31.0
Acie Law	13	21	11	Atlanta	PG	4	131	0.027	-0.104	-0.069	12.8
Jason Smith	14	18	20	Philadelphia	PF	7	184	0.103	-0.111	-0.080	15.1
Corey Brewer	15	17	7	Minnesota	SF	7	174	0.034	-0.118	-0.090	15.4
Al Thornton	16	2	14	LA Clippers	PF	8	217	0.090	-0.125	-0.102	28.8
Marco Belinelli	17	7	18	Golden State	SG	6	153	-0.007	-0.134	-0.117	21.3
Taurean Green	18	9	52	Portland	PG	7	102	-0.010	-0.141	-0.128	21.2
Daequan Cook	19	12	21	Miami	SG	6	135	-0.019	-0.146	-0.137	18.5
Yi Jianlian	20	5	6	Milwaukee	PF	8	186	0.065	-0.150	-0.143	21.7
JamesOn Curry	21	22	51	Chicago	PG	7	118	-0.030	-0.161	-0.160	11.4
Morris Almond	22	20	25	Utah	SF	7	124	-0.048	-0.200	-0.224	13.2
Jeff Green	23	14	5	Seattle	PF	8	201	-0.012	-0.227	-0.267	17.2