{"id":820753,"date":"2024-10-31T15:11:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T19:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=820753"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:40:36","slug":"slams-official-2024-25-nba-rookies-most-likely-to-list-rookie-superlatives-and-more-slam-252","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/the-magazine\/252-the-magazine\/slams-official-2024-25-nba-rookies-most-likely-to-list-rookie-superlatives-and-more-slam-252\/","title":{"rendered":"SLAM\u2019s Official 2024-25 NBA Rookies Most Likely To List: Rookie Superlatives and MORE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The NBA season is finally here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that we’re back, it’s only right that we predict what this insane rookie class will achieve. Some of the most versatile players of the new generation have arrived and we suggest you buckle up for the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So check out our official Rookies Most Likely To <\/em>list, which appears in SLAM 252. Get your copy and cover tees here.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houston, we solved your problem. After averaging 20 points in Summer League, Reed definitely proved he\u2019s got that shooter’s touch. He\u2019s our pick to take home ROTY honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Greatness flows through his veins. Since he was young, Bronny\u2019s always had some of the best feets on the court, and nothing changes now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That massive poster dunk Matas Buzelis had against the Warriors in Summer League was just a preview of what he\u2019ll do to opposing players this season. If anyone’s going to end the 36 year dunk contest win drought for the Bulls, it’ll be this guy. The last winner in Chicago, who we all know, went on to have a pretty good career…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 7-foot Duke product is underrated and we don\u2019t really know why. When he wakes y’all up and starts balling with the Jazz, we told you so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The shiftiest rookie in the class will be a walking highlight reel. Scary hours coming soon from the Timberwolves…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There aren\u2019t many players with a smoother shot than Risacher. The number 1 pick will put the League on notice as he and Trae light it up from downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zach Edey is a walking double-double and he\u2019s our lock to average 10 boards a game. Being one of the tallest players in the league will undoubtedly help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jared McCain is a man of many talents. The social media star is always turning heads with the latest trends and he\u2019ll be turning heads on the court this year as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Already one of the best dressed players in the League, Cody Williams is always going to put that ish on. Don\u2019t be surprised when you see that same swag on the court\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arguably the hottest shooter in the class, Reed Sheppard is a certified scoring machine and he\u2019s going to prove that this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos via Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NBA season is finally here. Now that we’re back, it’s only right that we predict what this insane rookie class will achieve. Some of the most versatile players of the new generation have arrived and we suggest you buckle up for the ride. So check out our official Rookies Most Likely To list, which appears […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":820866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65278],"tags":[101,53665,13005,65301,62525,107,65302,64906,149,64955,108,112,12990,94,65299,63961,65276,13008,65300,65122],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-820753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-252-the-magazine","tag-atlanta-hawks","tag-bronny-james","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-cody-williams","tag-feature-1","tag-houston-rockets","tag-jared-mccain","tag-kyle-filipowski","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-matas-buzelis","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-nba","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-reed-sheppard","tag-robert-dillingham","tag-slam-252","tag-utah-jazz","tag-zaccharie-risacher","tag-zach-edey"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820753"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":821042,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820753\/revisions\/821042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820753"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=820753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}