Howard Beck

But, yes, I think it's probably a two- to three-man race at the moment.

No, no, not at all.

But this is... This is why I love...

This is why I love this particular Rookie of the Year race right now, because the case for these guys is going to be very different.

It is right now, and it probably still will be in a few months, right?

Like, Vijay Edgecombe, among all the rookies who are worth noting, is the one who's doing it for a team that matters.

Like, the Sixers matter again.

Like, they're really good, and he's a really big part of that.

Although, shout out to Colin Murray-Boyles in Toronto.

Like, he's been playing an increased role there.

And, like, I don't know if he's going to end up in the Rookie of the Year discussion, but, like, those are the two rookies who are doing a lot

for teams that are actually going to make the playoffs or that are near the top of the standings.

Whereas Cooper, he's going to make his mistakes, and he has.

It's been a wild ride for him so far.

Dudes keep going down.

Kyrie may or may not come back at some point.

There's been a lot of responsibility put in Cooper Flagg's hands because he's on a Dallas team that's just –

Racked with injuries, missing high-end talent.

Somebody's got to do everything, and it's on his shoulders, so he's going to be a little less efficient.

The warts are going to be a little bit more glaring, whereas Vijay gets a playoff of Maxie, and when everybody's there, playoff of Paul George and Joel Embiid and a bunch of vets.