The Basketball Section

If this season is anything to go by, the NBA's future looks bright. Whether it be Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell, or Jayson Tatum, several rookies had strong showings this year, with ten of them being selected to the two yearly All-Rookie Teams. However, not every rookie made those teams (obviously) but they still deserve some recognition, which is what I'm going to do now. With the only exceptions being a player has to have played in at least 41 games during the season and that players on either the All-Rookie 1st and 2nd teams aren't eligible, these are the 10 most underrated rookies from the 2017-18 season. Jordan Bell Starting off this list we have the 38th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Jordan Bell. Originally drafted in the second round by the Chicago Bulls, the former Oregon Duck was traded on draft night to the Golden State Warriors for $3.5 million and hopes were high following a strong showing during the summer league. I myself predicted he would be an underra...

With the 2017-18 season less than two months away, we'll finally get to see the 2017 rookie class play their first games against professional competition. While a lot of the attention has been put on the top draft picks like Markelle Fultz & Lonzo Ball along with Ben Simmons, who was the #1 pick last year, that doesn't mean you can sleep on some of the players drafted beyond the lottery. Here are 5 rookies that you shouldn't sleep on for the 2017-18 season. Caleb Swanigan  If Portland fans got worried after Zach Collins' terrible Summer League performance, Caleb Swanigan might have them covered. Coming off a great sophomore season at Purdue where he averaged 18.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game while shooting 53% from the field and 45% from three point range, Swanigan was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the #26 overall pick. Swanigan ended up being a huge asset for the Blazers' Summer League Team, as he averaged 16.1 points and 10.6 reboun...