NBA rookies face-off
This season's NBA rookies. Line up NBA rookies two sides at a time and call every matchup: one side's better, or they're even.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
72 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
AJ Dybantsa#4F · WSH
Brayden Burries#0G · MIL
Caleb Wilson#8F · CHI
Cameron Boozer#27F · MEM
Darius Acuff Jr.#5G · SAC
Darryn Peterson#22G · UTAH
Kingston Flemings#4G · ATL
Yaxel Lendeborg#1F · GS
Aday Mara#15C · OKC
Bennett Stirtz#14G · OKC
Emanuel Sharp#34G · SAC
Keaton Wagler#1G · LAC
Mikel Brown Jr.#0G · BKN
Morez Johnson Jr.#14F · DAL
Trevon Brazile#7F · DEN
Baba Miller#18F · LAC
Christian Anderson#5G · CHA
Ebuka Okorie#23G · DET
Isaiah Evans#33F · MIN
Jaylin Sellers#22G · CHI
Koa Peat#18F · PHX
Meleek Thomas#15G · CLE
Nate Ament#15F · MIL
Ryan Conwell#4G · MIA
Tarris Reed Jr.#10C · SA
Allen Graves#22F · TOR
Bruce Thornton#2G · HOU
Graham Ike#45F · GS
Hannes Steinbach#22F · CHA
Ja'Kobi Gillespie#17G · SA
Jayden Quaintance#22F · SA
Josh Dix#21G · OKC
Kylan Boswell#18G · CHA
Sergio de Larrea#55F · DAL
Thomas Sorber#12C · OKC
Tobe Awaka#19F · CHI
Tre Donaldson#24G · MIA
Zuby Ejiofor#20F · ATL
Alex Karaban#33F · SAC
Alpha Diallo#11F · DEN
Bogoljub Markovic#23F · MIL
Braden Smith#3G · IND
Cameron Carr#43G · LAL
Ernest Udeh Jr.#88C · CLE
Izaiyah Nelson#25F · ORL
Jaden Bradley#8G · TOR
Labaron Philon Jr.#00G · PHI
Lawson LoveringC · LAL
Nate Bittle#12C · TOR
Ugonna Onyenso#34C · DET
Bryce Hopkins#13F · DEN
Felix Okpara#34F · WSH
Jaden Akins#14G · NY
Jaron Pierre Jr.#10G · NO
Nick Martinelli#12F · LAC
Richie Saunders#5G · MEM
Tyler Nickel#55F · NY
Henri Veesaar#13C · ATL
Joshua Jefferson#9F · BKN
Karim Lopez#35F · MEM
Malik Dia#8F · NO
Michael Ajayi#10F · CHA
NONorchad Omier#15
C · CLE
Quadir Copeland#25G · HOU
Tobi Lawal#33F · DAL
Dailyn Swain#5G · CHI
Dillon Mitchell#20F · BOS
Maliq Brown#15F · SA
Tarik Biberovic#13F · DAL
Tyler Bilodeau#34F · BKN
AK Okereke#31F · LAL
Carson Cooper#20C · MEM
Top NBA rookies — November 2026
See the full top list →- 1Darius Acuff Jr.
- 2Cameron Boozer
- 3Kingston Flemings
- 4AJ Dybantsa
- 5Darryn Peterson
What a face-off is for
Rows can be one against one, two against two, three against three, or uneven, so a whole team can face a single star.
Name the two sides, like two generations, two eras or two rosters, and fill each row with their closest counterparts.
This season's NBA rookies.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top NBA rookies for November 2026.
Step by step
- Pick how many rows and what mix of matchups to deal.
- Call each row: left, right or even.
- Share the score, or save it for others to try.
- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
- Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.