NBA 2018 Draft Review: 5 best rookies from the class of 2018

#1 Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)

The Dallas Mavericks drafted the best player in the class

The Dallas Mavericks probably made the best decision in recent franchise history by deciding to trade up for their man Luka Doncic in the 2018 NBA draft. He has probably been the best rookie in the NBA for a long time and is playing that way.

Luka Doncic just turned 20 and is currently averaging 21.1 points, 5.9 assists and 7.6 rebounds per game. He is the first player since Michael Jordan to average 21 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds per game.

Since the start of his NBA career, he has been carrying the Mavericks franchise on his back and led them to a number of huge victories and they were in the hunt for the playoffs, just because of adding Doncic.

Ever since trading away Harrison Barnes and then Dennis Smith Jr, DeAndre Jordan for Kristaps Porzingis, the Mavericks have not stayed competitive, which have dampened Luka's contribution, but he still is performing every night.

He is shooting an efficient 42.6% from the field and is making the step-back his shot as well. He is not an explosive player, but he can still drive to the rim and create space, is an elite playmaker and can also handle the ball really well.

The 6 foot 7 forward plays as a point guard and creates matchup problems for his opponents, both on offence as well as defence. He is currently the Rookie of the Year and most would expect it to stay this way unless something really untoward happens.

He has in a class of his own for most of the season and while the number of games played has fatigued him, he has not slowed down so much so that other rookies can beat him to the Rookie of the Year award.