The Mid Season Rookie of the Year and my Top 3 Candidates for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award

As we approach the middle of the season I would like to pick the mid season NBA rookie of the year and rate my top 3 candidates.

1. Andrew Wiggins

     I'm my opinion Andrew Wiggins is undoubtedly the mid season rookie of the year and he is on pace to win the actual Rookie of the Year award. He leads the rookies in points and is in the top 10 in rebounds, steals, assists, and blocks. He is an all around player who was off to a slow start but now he picked up the slack as the season is going by. All he needs to do is work on his shot, and he will be a potential MVP candidate in a few years. He is only 19 years old and has plenty of time until he reaches his prime. He is also a great defender, which is one of his strongest attributes.  

2. Nerlens Noel

      This 6 foot 11 rookie has put together a pretty good season so far. He leads rookies in rebounds, blocks, and steals. He is extremely athletic for his height and can get up and down the court with ease. The fact that he is athletic can help him become a great big man in this league. If he keeps working hard he could possibly be as good Hakeem Olajuwon, who was a great athletic big man. Nerlens is a great defender and it is only a matter of time before he starts to put up big point totals. His lack of scoring has kept him out of the #1 spot on this list.  

3. Jusuf Nurkic

      This list of rookies contains guys 20 years or under. It's great to know that it a few years the 3 of these guys will be dominating the league. Nurkic is a great rebounder and shot blocker.  His averages don't show his best ability. He is definitely the best shot blocking and rebounding rookie this year, although Nerlens Noel averages the most in both those categories. He reminds me of Andre Drummond in his rookie year. They both don't score a lot but they put up great rebounding and shot blocking numbers. All Nurkic needs to do is score, which seems to be a problem with all rookies this year except with Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker before Jabari was ruled out of the season with a torn ACL.