1. CHRIS PAUL, G, NEW ORLEANS/OKLAHOMA CITY
13.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.0 APG, 2.0 SPG
2. ANDREW BOGUT, C, MILWAUKEE
9.7 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .481 FG%
3. JAMES SINGLETON, F, LA CLIPPERS
10.3 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.33 SPG, .611 FG%
What? You've never heard of James Singleton? We'll be honest. We hadn't either until a couple of weeks ago. He's a 24-year old rookie from Murray State who played the last two seasons in Italy. He has benefitted from Corey Maggette's absence and his role could be limited when Maggette returns, but for now, he's the only rookie with two double-doubles.
4. JOSÉ CALDERÓN, G, TORONTO
10.3 PPG, 6.7 APG, .611 FG%
José Calderón surprised some people with a 20 point performance against New Jersey on Friday, the highest scoring game for a rookie in the first week of the season, but not us. Well, OK. We'll admit we were a bit surprised, but we did watch a lot of Calderón in Eurobasket 2005 and we knew he had a chance to be a solid NBA player. He followed that game against the Nets with a 10 assist game in Detroit.
5. DERON WILLIAMS, G, UTAH
11.7 PPG, 3.0 APG, 4-7 3PT
6. SALIM STOUDAMIRE, G, ATLANTA
10.0 PPG, 2.7 APG, 5-9 3PT
7. CHANNING FRYE, C, NEW YORK
9.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.0 BPG
8. SARUNAS JASIKEVICIOUS, G, INDIANA
6.7 PPG, 1.33 SPG, .538 FG%, 4-8 3PT
Sarunas Jasikevicious has shot the ball well (7-of-13 from the field, 4-of-8 from downtown), but hasn't exactly seen much playing time. That tells you how deep the Pacers are.
9. DAVID LEE, F, NEW YORK
8.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 3-3 FG
10. SERGEI MONIA, F, PORTLAND
8.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 3-3 FG
Like Lee, Sergei Monia was activated for his team's third game. Unlike Lee, Monia was inserted into the starting lineup, and he put up a nice line: eight points, six boards and five assists on Saturday against the Hawks. That Blazer lineup looks like it could change a lot during the course of the season and we imagine Monia numbers will fluctuate as well.
ALTRI
Joey Graham (TOR) is starting for the Raps, but isn't playing serious minutes (18.7 per game).
Jarrett Jack (POR) had a nice game Saturday night (10 points on 4-of-6 shooting) and could see his playing time increase soon.
Johan Petro (SEA) is starting for the Sonics, but he's playing even less than Graham (14.5 minutes per game).
Chris Taft (GSW) leads all rookies in blocks and has been a nice active body off the bench for the Warriors.
Charlie Villanueva (TOR) has taken a bit of a step back, shooting 2-of-9 from downtown and committing 2.33 turnovers per game.
Marvin Williams (ATL) grabbed 5.7 rebounds per game, but shot the ball poorly (.348).