The 2025-26 NBA season is only a few weeks old, but you can already see why there was so much excitement for this rookie class, led by No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg , who hasn't even been that great yet. Flagg was not the only prize in the lottery, and Dylan Harper , VJ Edgecombe and Kon Knueppel have all made it clear why they were top-five picks.

Further down the draft board, the likes of Tre Johnson , Jeremiah Fears , Collin Murray-Boyles , Derik Queen , Ryan Kalkbrenner and Will Richard have all had impressive moments.

It's far too early to start talking about where this class may rank all time, but it's not too early to discuss how the rookies have already impacted their teams and the league. Let's take a closer look at what the league's top first-year player

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