With two weeks in the books, the NBA has had the opportunity to take an extended look at the incoming rookie class and which prospects have made strong early impressions.
The group entered the season with plenty of star power, and those players have each had moments of brilliance to this point. In addition to those individuals, others have also stepped up and turned in strong debuts for their respective teams.
No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham was a notable omission on our first rankings of the season after just debuting on Saturday. He has had a historically slow start with the Detroit Pistons but we fully expect him to knock the rust off and bounce back.
To make sense of it all, we took a look at the best recent performances of these first-year players and ranked them in the first edition of the Rookie Wire Power Rankings. The rankings are not for Rookie of the Year purposes but, rather, to illustrate the best players week to week.