NBA Rookies at Midseason: Diving into what the best first-year players across the league are showing

Bryce Simon joins the show to break down the first half of the season from the 2023-24 NBA Rookie class. We'll dive into Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama to start, then Jaime Jaquez with the Miami Heat. We'll also chat Dereck Lively II, Brandin Podziemski, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Cam Whitmore, Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Scoot Henderson, Bilal Coulibaly, and others. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 2:35 NBA is going to have a two-night NBA Draft! Is this good? 16:35 Who is the Rookie of the Year so far? 19:26 Victor Wembanyama 33:10 Chet Holmgren 44:05 Jaimie Jaquez Jr 53:50 Dereck Lively II 1:02:50 Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis 1:12:50 Cam Whitmore and Amen Thompson (and Rockets) 1:30:04 Brandon Miller 1:35:20 Scoot Henderson 1:42:20 Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser 1:46:50 Cason Wallace 1:52:06 Bilal Coulibaly 1:57:55 Keyonte George 2:02:17 Craig Porter Jr. 2:04:20 Isaiah Collier out for next 4-6 weeks 2:11:00 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices