What's the makeup of a fantasy-relevant rookie, and which first-year players should you be targeting in 2018 drafts?
In the NBA, rookies aren't usually thrown straight into the fire. And it's because of this lack of workload that they are rarely top fantasy hoops assets.
It's a very stark contrast from the NFL and fantasy football these days, where a slew of rookie running backs go in the early rounds. It's not every year we get LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade returning value inside the top 100 (according to Basketball Monster) like they did as rookies.