NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - It’s hard to win in the NBA if you’re relying on rookies, and the Pelicans’ 3-19 record is the result of that being the unexpected reality this season for New Orleans.

Injuries to Zion Williamson and other key players are once again the story for the Pelicans, which has opened up opportunities for their rookie class.

In this week’s NBA Rookie of the Year candidate ladder , point guard Jeremiah Fears and center Derik Queen find themselves in the Top 5 at the same time for the first time this season.

Fears and Queen are the only two players on the Pelicans’ roster who have appeared in every game so far this season.

This week, Fears reached his highest rank at No. 3, only behind Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel and Dallas’s Cooper Flagg. Fears has scored 10 or more points i

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