How is the vaunted 2014 NBA rookie class doing through the first two weeks of the 2014-15 season?
Through the first two weeks or so of the NBA season, one of the most exciting things to do is pull up NBA League Pass and watch a quarter or two of one of the NBA’s most recent draft picks in action. The combination of nerves and the adjustment to the speed and length of the NBA game leaves a lot of first rounders struggling in their first month of NBA action, but a lot of this years players are different. The 2014 draft class is very deep and talent, and many of these lottery picks that we will review are off to great starts to their NBA careers.
There are also some sad stories — Julius Randle is injured and will miss the entire season for the Lakers, and Marcus Smart was carted off the court in Boston. And not every lottery pick is perfect, either. A lot of teams are probably kicking themselves for letting K.J. McDaniels out of Clemson fall so far in the draft.
Over the next few slides, we will take a look at all of the NBA’s Lottery Picks and how they are doing the NBA, starting with T.J. Warren of Phoenix.