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NBA Preseason: Some Shine, Some Struggle as Rookies See First NBA Action – NBA Draft Digest

The NBA preseason is in full gear, and teams are ramping up in anticipation to make a run at the NBA Finals or Victor Wembanyama.

Either way, teams will undoubtedly lean on rookies for legitimate rotational minutes, or developmental minutes as they churn through their rebuilds.

Thursday saw a rookie-laden slate, as several lottery selections and even deeper picks faced off on the hardwood.

The top rookie performance of the day was Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe, who was selected No. 7 overall in the 2022 NBA Draft.

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