NBA Rookie of the Year (ROTY): November 16th, 2021 | Latest Power Rankings by Sportskeeda
Things are starting to heat up in the 2021-22 NBA season with exciting games every day. The Golden State Warriors finally lost a game, while the Phoenix Suns continued their surge. Consistency is still lacking with the LA Lakers, and the Chicago Bulls are starting to look like legitimate contenders.
The race for Rookie of the Year is also getting interesting with each passing week. Cade Cunningham is finally healthy and showing his potential. Jalen Green might not be shooting the ball well, but he's still finding ways to score. And as usual, Scottie Barnes continues to impress his peers and veterans. Let's take a look at this week's NBA ROTY rankings to see if there are any movements.
#5 Cade Cunningham
Previous week’s NBA ROTY Power Ranking - NA
Last Week: Games played - 4; Games won - 2; Games lost - 2
Overall: Games played - 8; Games won - 3; Games lost - 5
Last Week: PPG - 16.0, APG - 3.6, RPG - 5.3
Overall: PPG - 13.4, APG - 3.6, RPG - 5.5
Last Week: FG% - 46.4%, 3P% - 40.0%, SPG - 1.5
Overall: FG% - 34.8%, 3P% - 27.6%, SPG - 1.0
Cade Cunningham has finally arrived and he's showing everyone why he was the first overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA Draft. Cunningham has made his way into the Top 5 of the NBA Rookie of the Year power rankings with a strong week leading the Pistons to a 2-2 record.
The 20-year-old rookie has only played eight games this season, but he has helped the Pistons win three. Without Cunningham, the Pistons were 0-4 to start the season. He had his best game as a pro on Monday with 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists against the Sacramento Kings.
CADE CUNNINGHAM
25 Points (Career high)
10/20 Shooting
8 Assists (Career high)
8 Rebounds
5 Threes (Career high)
2 Steals
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#4 Chris Duarte
Previous week’s NBA ROTY Power Ranking - #3
Last Week: Games played - 3; Games won - 2; Games lost - 1
Overall: Games played - 14; Games won - 6; Games lost - 8
Last Week: PPG - 8.0, APG - 1.3, RPG - 4.3
Overall: PPG - 14.3, APG - 2.1, RPG - 4.4
Last Week: FG% - 34.5%, 3P% - 30.8%, FGA - 9.7
Overall: FG% - 43.1%, 3P% - 40.3%, FGA - 12.9
Chris Duarte of the Indiana Pacers barely hangs on to a spot in this week's NBA Rookie of the Year rankings. Duarte started off the first few weeks of the NBA season strong, but he began to struggle with his shot against the Denver Nuggets. He was limited to just 21 minutes of playing, his lowest this season, and going just 2-for-9 from the field.
Duarte continued to struggle in the win over the Utah Jazz before shooting 50.0% against the Philadelphia 76ers. But he took only six shots in that game as he was outplayed by T.J. McConnell. It also doesn't help that Duarte missed a game due to a shoulder injury and Caris LeVert is back in the lineup. Duarte has to play much better if he wants to remain in the top five.
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