NBA's top 5 rookies this season at the end of 2017

#2 Kyle Kuzma

Kyle Kuzma has been an offensive machine for the Lakers

The hidden gem of the draft, little was expected of Kyle Kuzma by virtue of him being a late first-round draft pick. Kuzma was quick to disprove these assumptions by becoming one of the most talented rookies offensively this season. Consistently performing well while putting up some monstrous scoring games has led Kuzma to become the best rookie on the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kuzma devastated the Rockets with his 38-point performance on 20 December, making him one of the highest scoring rookies this season. He has put up double-digit points in every game except two so far. All of this coupled with an extremely good field-goal percentage has helped him to rack up some pretty amazing numbers.

Kuzma could do with a little improvement on his defense but apart from this he has a well rounded game.

Kyle Kuzma stat line: 17.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 50.7 FG%