The NBA Draft is a yearly reminder that as veterans like Dirk Nowitzki, Manu Ginobili and Vince Carter inch toward the end of their lengthy careers, the league is constantly being replenished with young talent. And the same can be said for fantasy hoops.
While the days of Dirk, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant as top-five assets are well behind us, five rookies proved to be worth a pick in the first eight rounds of fantasy drafts in 2017-18. According to Basketball Monster's per-game values, Donovan Mitchell led all rookies as the 54th-ranked player, a fifth-rounder in drafts.