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Rookies worth watching now

By Neil Tardy
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, September 21, 2009

Many fantasy owners refuse to draft rookies under any circumstance. It's a justifiable position, given that the Derrick Rose types who walk into a starting lineup on day one are rare. Even among productive rookies, it takes time to adapt to the pro game. Consider some of the other standouts from last season's solid rookie class, players like Eric Gordon, Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook. You wanted them on your team -- eventually. However, they didn't become steady fantasy performers until Decem ...

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