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Durant finishes as top rookie

This is it. With a season filled with surprises (Carl Landry), ups and downs (Kevin Durant) and bumps and bruises (Yi Jianlian) winding down, I'm ready to submit my final rankings. (Here's hoping Al Horford doesn't have a couple 50-point games.)

The top three listed here would double as my Rookie of the Year ballot if I had an official vote.

(Send comments, complaints or hype for your favorite rookie to Drew Packham at drew.packham@turner.com.)

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