Chart: Comparing the top NBA rookies

December 16, 2015 at 4:15AM

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

ADVERTISEMENT

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

about the writer

about the writer

More from Wolves

See More
card image
Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year pleaded for accountability, saying players need to be benched if they don’t give their all on defense.

card image
Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly speaks during a press conference to introduce the team's 2022 NBA draft selections Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Target Center in Minneapolis. ]