Sam Vecenie of The Athletic has come up with a new way to rate the league’s younger players: “Rookie Scale Prospect Rankings.” Vecenie looked at all the players on rookie contracts through the end of this season and ranked 1) the top 50 players and 2) teams by young talent on their rosters.
The Nets placed two players in the top 50: Caris LeVert (whose extension doesn’t kick in until 2020-21) at No. 19, and Jarrett Allen (who the Nets can extend in October) at No. 40. Overall, Vecenie ranked the Nets at No.