Rookie Survey Says Cam Reddish Will Be Better Than Zion Williamson

An annual survey of NBA rookies had some interesting results for the No. 1 pick

NBA Rookie Survey Says Cam Reddish Will Be Better Than Zion Williamson
Former Duke teammates Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish. (Streeter Lecka/Getty)
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In the NBA’s annual rookie survey, 19 percent of players said ex-Blue Devil Cam Reddish will have the best pro career compared to the five percent who said his former Duke teammate Zion Williamson will be the best in the class of 2019. 

Williamson, who was picked No. 1 overall pick by the New Orleans Pelicans in the draft, wasn’t even a close second to Reddish as Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies took home 16% of the votes and De’Andre Hunter of the Atlanta Hawks got 11%. Hunter and Reddish, who was picked 10th overall, are teammates on the Hawks.

RJ Barrett of the New York Knicks, Coby White of the Chicago Bulls and Jaxson Hayes of the Pelicans were tied with Williamson with five percent of the vote.

Though Williamson wasn’t picked to have the best career, he was selected to take home Rookie of the Year honors with 35 percent of the vote. He was followed by Morant (27 percent), Barrett (five percent) and Reddish (five percent).

This is the sixth year in a row that a player from Duke has taken home top honors with Wendell Carter Jr., Jayson Tatum, Brandom Ingram, Jahlil Okafor and Jabari Parker getting the nod prior to Reddish.

The top five picks in last year’s draft (Deandre Ayton, Marvin Bagley III, Luka Doncic, Jaren Jackson Jr., Trae Young) were named to last season’s All-Rookie First Team. That was the first time since the 1984-85 season that’s been the case.

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