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NBA Rookie Power Rankings: Best-case All-Star comps for 2022-23 freshman class

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero is running away with the NBA Rookie of the Year race. Nathan Ray Seebeck/USA TODAY Sports

NBA All-Star Weekend is underway, which means it's time for our second look at the ESPN Rookie Power Rankings. For each player in our top 10, we will provide a player comparison of a former or current NBA All-Star whom each rookie projects to be like if he can reach his full potential.

The Rookie of the Year race continues to be a blowout, with Caesars Sportsbook anointing Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero as a heavy favorite (-950) to claim the award ahead of Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (+550). The next best odds belong to Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (+2000), followed by Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (+5000).

We rate the top first-year players based on their success to this point, as opposed to future potential. This is not a re-draft, but rather an evolving list examining which rookies have been most valuable to their teams.

More: 2023 NBA mock draft


10. Dyson Daniels | New Orleans Pelicans

Stats: 4.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.5 APG | ROY odds: +30000

Best-case All-Star comp: Dejounte Murray

Previous ranking: 5