In his weekly NBA Awards Watch, ESPN's Maurice Brooks gives Devin Harris the lead for Most Improved Player and Brook Lopez an outside shot at Rookie of the Year. Brooks notes The Shot "overshadowed all of the other wonderful things the lead guard did in a 39-point, eight-assist effort". He ranks Lopez no lower than fourth, noting his terrific free throw shooting. Others think he should be higher...way higher.
- NBA Awards Watch - Maurice Brooks - ESPN
- Mayo unseats Rose for No. 1 - Bryan Armen Graham - Sports Illustrated
- Award Watch: Rookie Rankings - Joel Brigham - HoopsWorld
- Rookie Watch: Top 4 neck and neck - David Thorpe - ESPN
- 2008-09 NBA Rookie Class: Top 50 - David Thorpe - ESPN Insider
- Chat with David Thorpe - David Thorpe - ESPN
- Hollinger's Player Statistics - Rookies - John Hollinger - ESPN Insider
- Rookie Rankings: Warriors' Randolph a Hall of Famer? - Dave McMenamin - NBA.com