The NBA has issued a survey to the rookies and they have elected Anthony Davis as the player most likely to win rookie of the year.
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B]1. Anthony Davis, New Orleans — 47.1 percent[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B][B]2. Damian Lillard, Portland — 17.6 percent[/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B][B][B]T-3. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Charlotte & Thomas Robinson, Sacramento — 11.8 percent[/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B][B][B][B]5. Dion Waiters, Cleveland — 5.9 percent[/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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Others receiving votes: Will Barton, Portland; Bradley Beal, Washington[/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B][B][B][B][I]Worth notin[B][I]g[B][I]: [I]Davis won this category by a pretty wide margin, but not as wide as Kevin Durant won it in 2007, when he garnered 53 percent of the vote. Maybe if Kentucky didn’t send its entire starting lineup to the league, Davis could have matched his USA Basketball teammate.[/I][/I][/B][/I][/B][/I][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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Davis was also voted as the player most likely to have the best NBA career.
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B]1. Anthony Davis, New Orleans — 40.6 percent[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B][B]2. Harrison Barnes, Golden State — 12.5 percent[/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B][B][B]3. [B]Damian Lillard, Portland — 9.4 percent[/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B][B][B][B]T-4. [B]Thomas Robinson, Sacramento & Dion Waiters, Cleveland — 6.3 percent[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was ranked as the best defender, as Davis finished second.
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B]1. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Charlotte — 28.6 percent[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][B][B]2. Anthony Davis, New Orleans — 14.3 percent[/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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