The 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie team was headlined by Kyrie Irving and Ricky Rubio, as well as other former lottery picks such as Klay Thompson and Brandon Knight. The other three selections, Kenneth Faried, Kawhi Leonard, and Iman Shumpert were all selected outside of the lottery.
There are factors that a rookie faces which can determine his role during his first year, especially with regard to who may or may not be ahead on the team's depth chart and how they perform during training camp. With that in mind, which non-lottery first round pick appears to be in the best position to contribute right away?
Jeremy Lamb! not that I think he’ll do great out of the gate… just better than these guys
Lamb is a lottery pick. This is about non-lottery picks. Out of this group I think Jones looks the most NBA-ready.
oops… my bad… that explains why he’s not there