GOAT Rookie?

[BigKAT]

Basically, judge players ONLY based on their rookie seasons and rookie stats/accomplishments.

Like, if after their rookie season their career ended.

Who was the most impressive rookie?

Achivements: I think Magic Johnson's FMVP in the start of the modern era is the most impressive feat.

Stats: MJ with his 28/6/5 Probably without much contest.

Overall I think that people who did plenty time in college should be considered, since they would be more experienced then guys like Kobe, Lebron and KG who went straight from High school.

I think I'll go with David Robinson. 24/12 and 4 blocks per game, plus he was pretty mature physically by then.

I think that if you put every rookie head to head in generic teams he might just win it all.

[fiddy]

Magic IMO

[aj1987]

Magic IMO

Shaq and Russell are right there as well.

[Psileas]

1) Wilt: Already called the most revolutionary force in basketball. Leading scorer+leading rebounder+MVP+ROY+ASG MVP.
2) Kareem

Magic was great and all, but not #1. He wasn't even ROY, lost to Bird by a landslide. Maybe not fair, but people were bigger on Bird back then. If you include playoffs, he's neck and neck with Bird.

[LilEddyCurry]

Blake Griffin's rookie season was pretty impressive.

22.5/12.1/3.8 on 50.6% shooting

[Harison]

1) Wilt: Already called the most revolutionary force in basketball. Leading scorer+leading rebounder+MVP+ROY+ASG MVP.
2) Kareem

Magic was great and all, but not #1. He wasn't even ROY, lost to Bird by a landslide. Maybe not fair, but people were bigger on Bird back then. If you include playoffs, he's neck and neck with Bird.

Came here to say Wilt and Kareem as well, but dont entirely agree about 2nd part. Bird was clearly better than Magic back then, and continue to be until his back injury.

[Hey Yo]

Blake Griffin's rookie season was pretty impressive.

22.5/12.1/3.8 on 50.6% shooting

Good call

[FKAri]

Only 1 guy mentioned Wilt and Kareem?

[ClipperRevival]

In terms of W-L difference, DRob had the GOAT impact as a rookie. Spurs won 21 games the season before and they won 56 games his rookie season. 35 game turnaround.

24.3 PPG, 26.3 PER, .531%, 12.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.7 SPG, 3.9 BPG


MJ:

28.2 PPG, 25.8 PER, .526%, 6.5 APG, 5.9 RPG, 2.4 SPG


Wilt put up ridiculous numbers:

37.6 PPG, 28.0 PER, .461%, 27.0 RPG


As did KAJ:

28.8 PPG, 22.5 PER, .518%, 14.5 RPG, 4.1 APG


Shaq also had a very great rookie season:

23.4 PPG, 22.9 PER, .561%, 13.9 RPG, 3.5 BPG

[SamuraiSWISH]

MJ

He put up prime, 2008 MVP Kobe numbers right out the gates ...

Just stop, and think about that please.

[ClipperRevival]

MJ

He put up prime, 2008 MVP Kobe numbers right out the gates ...

Just stop, and think about that please.

MJ's rookie numbers are peak numbers for almost any other perimeter great. Yes, ponder that for a second.

[Lebronxrings]

MJ's rookie numbers are peak numbers for almost any other perimeter great. Yes, ponder that for a second.

shut up.

[Prime_Shaq]

Shaq had like 23.5 PPG 14 RPG and 3.5BPG on 56 FG%

[Smoke117]

It's pretty easily David Robinson in the modern NBA. The moment he came into the NBA he was a top 5 player and best defender in the league after Hakeem.

[RRR3]

Off the top of my head weren't Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Tim Duncan and Rick Barry superstars right away?

Just mentioning guys not brought up yet.