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Rookie Wire Power Rankings: Ja Morant leads before the All-Star break

Rookie Wire takes a look at the top rookies through the latest week of the 2019-20 NBA season.

Fresh off of a career performance, No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson finds himself rising up the ranks in the rookie class as he has proven to be every bit as good as advertised.

Williamson scored a career-high 31 points in a blowout win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night, becoming just the fifth player in the past 10 seasons to have a 30-point performance in his first 10 career games.

As Williamson continues his stellar play, several other first-year players have stepped up recently and are making an appearance in the latest Rookie Wire Power Rankings heading into the All-Star break.

All stats are through games played on Feb. 11

5. Kevin Porter Jr., Cleveland Cavaliers

Stats: 9.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2 assists

Last Rank: N/A

After missing 10 consecutive games due to a knee injury, Porter has played some of his best basketball of the season. The 30th overall pick has scored in double figures in six straight games for the first time this season and is averaging 14.9 points during that span.

He also threw down a windmill dunk that had everyone talking.

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Hornets’ Cody Martin nearly set a new career-high in first NBA start

The second-round pick has recorded 25 total points over his last two games for the Hornets.

Charlotte Hornets rookie Cody Martin recorded 12 points and five rebounds Tuesday night in his first career NBA start in a losing effort against the Houston Rockets.

The second-round pick finished just one point shy of tying his career-high of 13 points, set on Monday night against the Orlando Magic. Martin shot 5-of-9 from the field, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, in a season-high 36 minutes of work.

Martin briefly left the game after catching an elbow to the face from teammate Cody Zeller. He suffered a bloody nose but would eventually return to finish out the remainder of the fourth quarter after a brief trip back to the locker room.

Martin proved to be a solid option for the Hornets during his time on the floor. On one possession, he flashed off some of his court vision after finding rookie teammate P.J. Washington on a nice pass off of a pick-and-roll situation.

With the Hornets in a clear rebuilding effort, Martin may have played himself into a larger role moving forward as the organization continues to evaluate its younger talent.

The Hornets play next on Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Cody Martin has accomplished something no other rookie has this season

Hornets rookie Cody Martin recorded seven points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in a win over the Pistons on Friday night.

Charlotte Hornets rookie Cody Martin recorded seven points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 109-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

The second-round pick is now the only first-year player this season to record at least five points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in a single game. The Hornets are also the only team in the NBA with two rookies, Martin and P.J. Washington, averaging at least one steal per game.

Perhaps most impressive about Martin’s performance is he logged a season-high 26 minutes off of the bench in the victory, continuing a productive recent streak.

Martin is now averaging 3.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and one steal in 11 games this season but is posting 6.8 points, three rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals over his last five games.

The win by the Hornets on Friday snapped a four-game losing streak as the team prepares to play the New York Knicks on Saturday night.

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