Jayson Tatum, De’Aaron Fox, and Markelle Fultz are great talents drafted out of the 2017 NBA draft and only one can be named Rookie of the Year by a elite group of NBA writes upcoming season. I will be showing why each of these player could be Rookie of the Year. Jayson Tatum was drafted third overall to the Boston Celtics, Jayson is one of the most NBA ready body weighing in at 205lbs and with the height of 6’8 being one of the biggest forward in the draft. The Celtics will need Tatum to contribute immediately due to the fact they traded Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder for Kyrie Irving. Jae Crowder was the Celtics starting small forward last year with the trade will leave the spot up for grabs between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both young and still growing players. Even if Jayson Tatum doesn’t start he will still have a great chance at Rookie of the Year because of his ability to shoot and rebound at a high level. Jayson Tatum still has many flaws he need to fix to have a spot in the NBA such as playmaking Even at the small forward decision his passing ability is still an important part of the game. One more flaw with Jayson Tatum is that he falls in love with his mid-range and will force bad shots and play a 1on1 game. …show more content…
De’Aaron Fox is pretty small for any position in the NBA at just 6’3 and 175lbs Fox is pretty much a stick. De’Aaron Fox loves to push the ball in transition even if De’Aaron Fox is small he can find many ways to finish at the rim. De’Aaron Fox also could be a great defender with his speed and ability to get into the passing lanes but lacks the size to defend bigger guards. De’Aaron Fox does lack a good jump shot and needs to become more consistent with it to compete at a high level. Again Fox must put on size to be able to play with the bigger guards in the