Comparing the TOP ROOKIES
Wednesday in New York, the reigning NBA rookie players of the month will meet when the Wolves and center Karl-Anthony Towns take on the Knicks and center/forward Kristaps Porzingis. Here is a look at the top three big men taken in the 2015 draft — Towns at No. 1, center Jahlil Okafor at No. 3 by Philadelphia and Porzingis at No. 4 — and where they rank among rookies so far this season:
Scoring per game
1. Okafor17.8
2. Towns14.9
3. Porzingis13.6
Rebounding per game
1. Towns9.2
2. Porzingis8.4
3. Okafor8.1
Field-goal percentage
2. Towns53.1
4. Okafor45.5
6. Porzingis44.1
Blocks per game
1. Towns2.2
2. Porzingis1.8
3. Okafor1.5
Free-throw percentage
3. Porzingis84.2
5. Towns81.4
11. Okafor72.2
Minutes per game
1. Okafor32.6
4. Towns27.8
6. Porzingis27.3
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