ESPN's David Thorpe ranks the NBA rookies weekly and so far, he's impressed by the Nets' three newbies, putting Brook Lopez at #12, Chris Douglas-Roberts at #17 and Ryan Anderson at #23. Among those he ranks below the Nets' rookies is D.J. Augustin, picked before any of them.
- 2008-09 NBA Rookie Class: Top 50 - David Thorpe - ESPN