The 2024-25 NBA season may only be three weeks old, but some captivating storylines are already starting to emerge: the surprisingly poor starts of the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 11-0 start, and the strong all-around play of the 2024 rookie class.

Early returns suggest this group doesn’t quite possess the same ‘star power’ as the 2023 class headlined by Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren; instead, we’re seeing an evenly balanced collection of players who are contributing to their teams in different ways, which means the battle for the Rookie of the Year award will likely extend to the end of the season with no definitive favourite(s) seizing the title early on.

Therefore the top 5 ranking we’re presenting to you below will likely look completely different one month from now, but as of today (Tuesday, 12 November), these are Olympics.com’s most impactful rookies of the season thus far.

NB. ppg: points per game, rpg: rebounds per game, apg: assists per game, bpg: blocks per game, spg: steals per game. fg%: field goal shooting percentage