Here are the stats for every rookie that played at least 10 minutes tonight. Performances are sorted by game score. Italicized stats indicate that that player led all rookies in that stat.
👑Pick 5: Ausar Thompson (DET): 21/7/5, 3 STL, 2 BLK, 2 TOV, 3 PF, 9/12 FG, 0/1 3P, 3/6 FT, 35 minutes
Pick 14: Jordan Hawkins (NOP): 25/6/3, 3 PF, 8/17 FG, 5/12 3P, 4/4 FT, 33 minutes
Pick 19: Brandin Podziemski (GSW): 23/7/5, 1 STL, 3 TOV, 4 PF, 9/18 FG, 3/8 3P, 2/2 FT, 39 minutes
Pick 16: Keyonte George (UTA): 15/4/7, 1 STL, 2 TOV, 2 PF, 4/9 FG, 2/7 3P, 5/5 FT, 26 minutes
Pick 10: Cason Wallace (OKC): 9/5/3, 2 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TOV, 1 PF, 4/5 FG, 1/1 3P, 21 minutes
Pick 18: Jaime Jaquez Jr (MIA): 17/5/1 (4 OREB), 1 TOV, 3 PF, 8/13 FG, 1/3 3P, 33 minutes
Pick 12: Dereck Lively II (DAL): 4/9/2, 2 PF, 1/2 FG, 0/1 3P, 2/2 FT, 21 minutes
2022 Pick 2: Chet Holmgren (OKC): 9/7/3, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV, 2 PF, 3/10 FG, 1/5 3P, 2/2 FT, 30 minutes
Pick 52: Toumani Camara (POR): 9/5/1 2 BLK, 2 TOV, 2 PF, 3/6 FG, 2/4 3P, 1/2 FT, 26 minutes
Pick 32: Jalen Pickett (DEN): 5/2/2, 1 STL, 2 TOV, 2 PF, 2/3 FG, 1/2 3P, 17 minutes
Pick 1: Victor Wembanyama (SAS): 8/14/2, 2 BLK, 5 TOV, 2 PF, 4/15 FG, 0/3 3P, 28 minutes
Pick 57: Trayce Jackson-Davis (GSW): 2/3/2, 2 TOV, 2 PF, 0/1 FG, 2/2 FT, 12 minutes
Pick 6: Anthony Black (ORL): 2/0/1, 1 TOV, 2 PF, 1/4 FG, 0/3 3P, 19 minutes
❄️Undrafted: Duop Reath (POR): 0/1/0, 2 TOV, 1 PF, 0/4 FG, 0/3 3P, 10 minutes
This felt like an important step forward for Ausar. He’s looked amazing on defence from the forst game, but today he looked like an asset on offence too.