Zion Williamson (No. 42) and Ja Morant (No. 93) were the only rookies to make the top 100 of 2019's NBArank, which predicts the best players for the upcoming campaign. The year before, Luka Doncic was the lone first-year player on the list.
It's not a surprise that no rookies made this year's rankings, as scouts and NBA executives have long considered the 2020 draft class to lack true star power at the top. But this is a deep group, with several prospects who could ultimately end up as better players than the consensus top-three picks.
History tells us one or two rookies have a chance to break through as reliable contributors in Year 1. Here are my six favorite candidates to leap into the top 100 by year's end based on their talent and team situation.