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Why now is the time to see what R.J. Hampton and Zeke Nnaji can do

In an NBA season like none other it has been virtually impossible for rookies to make an instant impact. When you look around the league it has been incredibly hit or miss with rookies in terms of their production and that might have a direct correlation to what this offseason looked like.

The 2020 NBA Draft was held on November 18th with training camp and games beginning just over a month later. These rookies did not get the traditional offseason of summer league, extended training camp, and more preseason games like we are accustomed to seeing in a true NBA season.