The Fatal Flaws of the Eastern Conference Contenders! Plus, Awards and TV Talk!

LoweOkay. Awards picks. I've done all of them except MVP rookie of the year and defensive player of the year. We will save MVP for next week. Let's start rookie of the year.

LoweWho is your rookie of the year pick Kirk Goldsberry?

GoldsberryI

Goldsberrythink there are, hold on, I'm getting my notes. It's Cam Boozer and it's not close. As a nerd, I think all of the NBA draft model guys were lathered up when this guy's stats came out and like, oh my God, it's Cam Boozer. And I did a little research for you to justify my pick.

GoldsberryHe's not going to be the one I want to watch the most. But Zach Lowe, let me ask you this question. And I got stats to back up my answer. If you had to project Cam Boozer's stats this year, just points and rebounds, what would you land on?

Lowelet's go let's go 20 and 10 right off the bat here's here i'll go even hotter than this i think cam boozer is going to be in the fringe all -star conversation as he should be through the season here's the stat i looked up for you i looked

Goldsberryat the last 10 guys to average 18 and 8 i came down to 18 and 8 as rookies cam's going to do that and if you think that too consider this eight of the last 10 guys to do that one rookie of the year five of the last five have done that their names Victor Wembenyama Carl Anthony Towns Blake Griffin Elton Brand and Tim Duncan those are the last five guys to go 18 and 8 as a rookie those