NBA Rookie Rankings: Jalen Williams' game-winner saves Thunder; Keegan Murray breaks rookie 3-point record
I have to applaud the rookies of the 2022 NBA Draft because, by this time on the NBA's calendar, we typically see first-year players fall off as the regular season comes to a close. We're also typically not seeing rookies still steal the show on nights when some of the league's biggest stars are playing. But in a single night this week, we got Jalen Williams knocking down a game-winner to keep the Oklahoma City Thunder on pace to make the play-in round in the West. We also got Keegan Murray breaking the all-time rookie 3-point record, in the same game that earned the Sacramento Kings a playoff berth for the first time in 16 years. Elsewhere, we're seeing rookies earning their first 30-point performance and ruining opposing teams' chances of making the playoffs, looking at you Mark Williams and the Charlotte Hornets. Part of it is due to the play-in round creating more meaningful basketball tow...