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.CHAPTERS0:00 Intro2:35 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 Wembanyama33:10 Chet Holmgren44:05 Jaimie Jaquez Jr53:50 Dereck Lively II1:02:50 Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis1:12:50 Cam Whitmore and Amen Thompson (and Rockets)1:30:04 Brandon Miller1:35:20 Scoot Henderson1:42:20 Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser1:46:50 Cason Wallace1:52:06 Bilal Coulibaly1:57:55 Keyonte George2:02:17 Craig Porter Jr.2:04:20 Isaiah Collier out for next 4-6 weeks2:11:00 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.