Court Vision: How rookies view each other

18.2 percent of this season’s rookie class thinks that Boston’s Kelly Olynyk will go on to have the best NBA career. (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

• Entertaining stuff, as always, from this year’s rookie survey, in which 36 members of the rookie class voted their peers for various superlatives. Among the notables: Boston’s Kelly Olynyk tied with Orlando’s Victor Oladipo as the rookie likely to have the best NBA career; Detroit’s Tony Mitchell won most athletic honors in a landslide; and Dallas’ Ricky Ledo received votes for most overlooked (T-1st), best defender and best playmaker despite not playing a minute of college basketball.

• To put in perspective how much these things matter, flip back to this 2007-08 rookie survey, unearthed by Alex Dewey. Four of the players who registered in the top five for “best shooter” are no longer in the league. Nick Young received a vote as the rookie who would play the most All-Star games. Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry received votes as Rookie of the Year favorites. Glen Davis received a vote as the top playmaker among rookies. The baffling decisions go on and on.

18.2 percent of this season’s rookie class thinks that Boston’s Kelly Olynyk will go on to have the best NBA career. (Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

• Entertaining stuff, as always, from this year’s rookie survey, in which 36 members of the rookie class voted their peers for various superlatives. Among the notables: Boston’s Kelly Olynyk tied with Orlando’s Victor Oladipo as the rookie likely to have the best NBA career; Detroit’s Tony Mitchell won most athletic honors in a landslide; and Dallas’ Ricky Ledo received votes for most overlooked (T-1st), best defender and best playmaker despite not playing a minute of college basketball.

• To put in perspective how much these things matter, flip back to this 2007-08 rookie survey, unearthed by Alex Dewey. Four of the players who registered in the top five for “best shooter” are no longer in the league. Nick Young received a vote as the rookie who would play the most All-Star games. Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry received votes as Rookie of the Year favorites. Glen Davis received a vote as the top playmaker among rookies. The baffling decisions go on and on.

• Great, thoughtful and, unfortunately, true stuff from Manu Ginobili on whether the 2012-13 Spurs will be remembered (via La Nacion; Pounding the Rock):

No, long term, it won’t be. But we, the ones who were part of it, will remember it because there can’t be such a thin line between frustration and ecstasy. It wouldn’t be logical. You try to find solace in that. But those that weren’t there, those looking at a history of the results of the finals won’t remember it. They’ll see we were as good as Seattle or Utah were when they lost to the Chicago Bulls.

• John Wall makes it rain (1) from the right elbow and (2) in the club.

• A closer look at the fundamental relationship between effective field goal percentage and offensive efficiency.

• Examining the basis for Bradley Beal’s potential stardom.

• More crucial Olynyk content, courtesy of ESPN Boston’s Chris Forsberg: