While Corey Kispert’s rookie season rated a bit below average, overall it was reasonably encouraging. Injuries forced him into the starting lineup, where his strengths (shooting and cutting, primarily) and weaknesses (defense, playmaking, rebounding) were on display.
I had him ranked 7th overall in my pre-draft analysis, and while he wouldn’t have been my pick at 15 (Turkish big man Alperen Sengun ranked 5th — and went 16th to the Houston Rockets), it’s fair say Kispert outperformed his draft slot.
According to my PPA metric (in PPA, average is 100 and higher is better — click here for additional information) Kispert was this season 8th most productive rookie, both per possession and totals.