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Summer Forecast: Rondo edges Rose for worst newcomer

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We've covered how each team in the East and West will finish, as well as which players will take home the Rookie of the Year and MVP. Now our panel is projecting which additions will prove the best and worst this season. 

We asked the ESPN Forecast team to rank its top three choices for the 2016-17 worst newcomer, with a first-place vote receiving five points, a second-place vote receiving three and a third-place vote receiving one. (Here's how ESPN Forecast works.)

To participate in the discussion and perhaps get your opinion published on this page, #ESPNForecast is the Twitter hashtag to use.

Worst newcomer projections


1. Rajon Rondo
Chicago Bulls | PG
First-place votes: 10
Total points: 73


2. Derrick Rose
New York Knicks | PG
First-place votes: 7
Total points: 60


3. Timofey Mozgov
Los Angeles Lakers | C
First-place votes: 6
Total points: 46


T-4. Harrison Barnes
Dallas Mavericks | SF
First-place votes: 4
Total points: 36


T-4. Evan Turner
Portland Trail Blazers | SG
First-place votes: 6
Total points: 36


Also receiving votes: Dwight Howard, Hawks (32); Dwyane Wade, Bulls (25); Lance Stephenson, Grizzlies (14); Dion Waiters, Heat (11); Pau Gasol, Spurs (10); Serge Ibaka, Thunder (10); Roy Hibbert, Hornets (6); Nene, Rockets (6); Chandler Parsons, Grizzlies (6); Bismack Biyombo, Magic (5); Matthew Dellavedova, Bucks (5); Joakim Noah, Knicks (5); Victor Oladipo, Thunder (5); Andrew Bogut, Mavericks (4); Eric Gordon, Rockets (2); Ryan Anderson, Rockets (1); Matt Barnes, Kings (1); Jose Calderon, Lakers (1); Al Jefferson, Pacers (1); Jeremy Lin, Nets (1); David West, Warriors (1).


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