Blessed Quote by Karl-Anthony Towns

I was fortunate in college to play as a freshman, but in the NBA, not a lot of rookies are coming in and making…

— Joe Harris

My rookie year was huge for me as far as the learning curve, especially those last three games.

— Tim Tebow

When I was a rookie, what motivated me was trying to win Rookie of the Year and play the best that I could that…

— Michael Carter-Williams

For me, I spent four years at Duke, and I was 22 my rookie year. For a lot of guys, I was old as…

— J. J. Redick

I was lucky in my rookie year to play in the NBA Finals, to have that experience, to see what it was like to…

— Joe Harris

A lot of rookies don't come into the league and have that type of leeway that Coach Walton and his staff really gave me.

— Kyle Kuzma

I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from…

— John Stockton

There were times I didn't know if I even belonged in the NBA. Everyone at this level is so good - bigger, stronger, faster.

— Kemba Walker

I would go after any rookie. Any rookie with a lot of hype. I used to do it to Jason Kidd. I would go…

— Gary Payton

As a rookie, I was a pick-and-roll player. I was an energy guy who could dunk, block shots, rebound.

— Derrick Favors

I think every rookie when you come into the league, in your first couple years you really gotta develop your body and develop your…

— Kevin Huerter

I think one thing I had going for me that a lot of rookies didn't is that we played 15, 16 games every year in college.

— Carson Wentz