NBA Rookie Rankings: Anthony Edwards drops 42 on the Grizzlies; Saddiq Bey breaks a Stephen Curry record

Several rookies are still performing at a high level

The final week of the regular season is just around the corner, but these rookies haven't slowed down one bit. Despite a handful of their teams already being eliminated from playoff contention, several of these first-year guys are still churning out their best performances of the season. Anthony Edwards is still putting up ridiculous numbers, Saddiq Bey is breaking more records in Detroit and LaMelo Ball finally returned for the Charlotte Hornets just in time to prepare for the playoffs. There's still plenty reason to still watch these first-year players as the season winds down, and this week proved exactly that. Now moving on to this week's rankings, which will reflect a rookie's performance on a week-to-week basis only, not the collective season. These aren't Rookie of the Year standings. With that straightened out, here is a look at the top rookies this week. Another week, another handful of performances by Edwards, proving that the Rookie of the Year race is a lot closer than many think. In fact, it wouldn't be outlandish to say Edwards is the Rookie of the Year. What he's been doing since the All-Star break should be given more attention, as he's averaging 23.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals since then. He's also been far more efficient, knocking down 35.2 percent of his 3s, and shooting 44.7 percent from the field. That efficiency carried over into this week, as he shot an absurd 77.3 percent from the field on his way to dropping 42 points for the second time this season.