The 2024 NBA rookie class was perhaps the most maligned of the past decade, lamented by league executives for its dearth of top-end talent in that draft. As we check in for this season's final rookie rankings, there is good news: This group has settled in nicely relative to those expectations.
Granted, the bar was low, and the jury is still out on how the 2024 class will hold up over time. But with the regular season wrapping up Sunday, this is shaping up as a class that will produce plenty of longtime NBA players with plenty of long-term upside.