Obi Toppin, New York Knicks (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
When the New York Knicks drafted Obi Toppin with the 8th overall pick in last year’s draft he was viewed as a player who would have an immediate big impact.
He was the Naismith basketball Player of the Year for Dayton and was a 22-year-old prospect.
Most scouts had some reservations about Toppin but they believed he would put up solid numbers in his rookie year.
Bleacher Report gave Toppin the second-highest odds to win the rookie of the year award, and my colleague Brad Dressler here at Daily Knicks explored the possibility as well, yet through 21 games he’s averaging just 5 points and 2 rebounds in 11 minutes per game as this is being written.