Rookie first impressions

[Moranis]

Towns - pretty solid first game.  14 p (60% shooting), 12 boards.  No blocks just 1 assist.  Needs to work on rest of game but will be solid all year long.
Russell - looked lost a lot.  didn't shoot the ball well at all (though was better than Kobe).  Just 4 p, 3 r, 2 a.  Needs to improve a lot
Okafor - one of the better 1st games from any rookie ever.  Clear turnover issues and needs work passing out of double teams but 26 p (on 10 of 16), 7 r, 1 a, 1 s, 2 b is a great start
Porzingis - didn't shoot particularly well, but looked fairly fluid getting 16 p, 5 r
Hezonga - solid first game going 11/3/2 with ok shooting
WCS - played just 8 minutes and didn't do much with it
Mudiay - looks like he is going to be a monster.  17 p, 5 r, 9 a and shot the ball pretty well.  Clearly he is well ahead of Russell at this point.
S. Johnson - hasn't shot all that well, but has played well enough in his 2 games averaging 9/4.5/1.5
Kaminsky - just 6 minutes and didn't do much with it
Winslow - solid all around game, but is not very aggressive offensively.  5/7/2 but didn't miss a shot.

Also of note, Randle looked pretty good in his first full game going for 15/11.

Be interesting to see if the early trends hold and where these guys ultimately end up, though early on it looks like the ROY will be Towns, Okafor, or Mudiay. 

[fairweatherfan]

Towns looked a little lost at times but definitely belonged out there physically and showed a nice touch.  A couple of nice on-ball defensive possessions too.

Okafor started off very aggressive - he looked like he wanted to chew Zeller up - but had difficulty adjusting to a defense that aggressed first.  He's already a high-caliber scorer though, big time.

Russell was totally lost, to the point I forgot he was out there at times.

Randle's young Z-Bo comparisons seem pretty valid, unfortunately including playing selfishly and out of control at times.  He was ready to go coast-to-coast and chuck up a prayer at the end of the game.  But the talent's there.

Didn't see the other guys, but Mudiay seemed to show the most promise.