Evaluating the 2008-09 NBA Rookies

After 41 Games

Ranked in terms of Wins Produced

WP48 = Wins Produced per 48 minutes

minimum 500 minutes played

Players in Red Named to Rookie Challenge Roster

Data taken from Basketball-Reference.com

Return to The Wages of Wins Journal

RANK	Rookies	Team	Games	Games Started	Minutes	WP48	Wins Produced
1	Kevin Love	Minnesota	41	5	932	0.225	4.4
2	Rudy Fernandez	Portland	40	4	1,060	0.159	3.5
3	Brook Lopez	New Jersey	41	34	1,211	0.113	2.8
4	Marc Gasol	Memphis	41	34	1,247	0.110	2.8
5	Mario Chalmers	Miami	41	41	1,278	0.097	2.6
6	Derrick Rose	Chicago	41	41	1,538	0.080	2.6
7	Greg Oden	Portland	35	28	795	0.152	2.5
8	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma	41	24	1,257	0.081	2.1
9	O.J. Mayo	Memphis	41	41	1,550	0.061	2.0
10	Anthony Morrow	Golden State	31	8	605	0.141	1.8
11	Marreese Speights	Philadelphia	38	2	604	0.135	1.7
12	George Hill	San Antonio	39	6	724	0.105	1.6
13	Luc Mbah a Moute	Milwaukee	41	29	1,085	0.067	1.5
14	Courtney Lee	Orlando	36	7	739	0.093	1.4
15	Nicolas Batum	Portland	41	38	722	0.091	1.4
16	D.J. Augustin	Charlotte	38	6	1,079	0.055	1.2
17	Eric Gordon	LA Clippers	41	28	1,283	0.037	1.0
18	Jason Thompson	Sacramento	41	15	1,016	0.044	0.9
19	Ryan Anderson	New Jersey	34	4	610	-0.014	-0.2
20	Darrell Arthur	Memphis	39	30	734	-0.042	-0.6
21	Bobby Brown	Sacramento	38	0	558	-0.080	-0.9
22	Brandon Rush	Indiana	39	5	835	-0.055	-1.0
23	Michael Beasley	Miami	40	15	1,007	-0.050	-1.1
	AVERAGE					0.070