Rose closes season as top rookie

Throughout the season, we've offered up a weekly pecking order of the first-year players, with an emphasis on the previous week's performance. But for the final edition of SI.com's Rookie Rankings, we're going to take the season-long body of work into account.

Which means this week's headliner -- and our choice for Rookie of the Year -- should come as no surprise.

(All stats and records are through Tuesday.)

NBA Rookie Rankings