Rookies 2018-19 NBA Season: Points per game Leaders (Early Look)

#3 Deandre Ayton - 15.7 points per game

Ayton was selected with the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Suns.

Ayton was the recipient of the Karl Malone award before he joined the Phoenix Suns. The annual basketball award is given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate power forward.

So, the basketball universe had a fair idea about this prospect's physicality and dominance on the floor, and he hasn't disappointed.

After being named Pac-12 Player of the Year during his lone season at Arizona, he is leading the rookies in rebounding, averaging a majestic 10.8 rebounds per game(a step down from his college average of 13.8). He is one of those players who will add to the recent revolution of multi-talented bigs in the league, considering his 7-foot frame and 60% shooting from the field. Understandably so, he is currently leading his rookie class in field goal percentage.

His Player Efficiency Rating(PER) of 23.73 puts him amongst elite company as 13 of the 20 rookie centers ever to do so are Hall of Famers already.

Parallels are already being drawn from his style of play to that of LaMarcus Aldridge.