Adrian Griffin isn't just a scorer -- he's doing it all in Boston.

The first few weeks in Rookie Report we analyzed the first-year players who were on our mind. Maybe they had a good game or two, maybe they were regressing, whatever. This week as we remember all that we are thankful for, here is our list and breakdown of the top five rookies overall all things considered in the NBA so far. You may be surprised.

Next week we'll go back to the old format of discussing the progress of some of the second-tier rookies that haven't really made it yet, which is sometimes more exciting, like Jason Terry, Ron Artest and Richard Hamilton. But this week, we feature the top rookies only.

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TOP 5 ROOKIES SO FAR

Player, Stats	ESPN.com Skinny
1. Adrian Griffin, SF, Celtics 11.7 points, 8.5 rebounds .556 FG, 4 assists, 2.5 steals	Quite frankly, NBA people should be ashamed that Griffin wasn't in the NBA three years ago. The CBA MVP is pretty critical to the success of the Celtics, as he doesn't demand the ball but he manages to do so many team-oriented things. Playing a team-high 36.5 minutes a night, Griffin is second in the NBA in steals and among league leaders in rebounds and field goal percentage. He may lose his starting role when Danny Fortson returns from injury, but if Rick Pitino were smart, he'd still find 30 minutes for this guy.
2. Steve Francis, PG, Rockets 17.2 points, 6.4 assists 4.9 rebounds, 4.2 turnovers, 1.8 steals	Yes, we really do believe that Griffin and Francis deserve to be higher than Lamar. Francis is putting up very significant numbers for the downtrodden Rockets, numbers that are surprising for a rookie. He can score, rebound and pass, we knew he'd be a ballhawk, but we figured the shooting and turnovers would hold him back. At .436, Francis isn't Dale Davis from the field, but it's a whole lot better than Marbury or Iverson. Turnovers are an issue -- but there are still 10 NBA players losing the ball more than him. All in all, expect the Rockets to get better and Francis to do the same.
3. Lamar Odom, SF, Clippers 19.8 points, 8.2 rebounds .435 FG, 1.2 steals, 3.8 turnovers	Sure, the Clippers got a huge steal in this guy, but he's not the Rookie of the Year so far. Odom is so smooth and he can take over games, and he's going to be a big-time scorer. Turnovers are definitely a problem, but the ball is in this guy's hands an awful lot. Odom is second in the NBA in minutes -- quite a lot to ask from a rookie who played merely one year of college ball. Let's check back and see if he can keep up his gaudy numbers in a month.
4. Elton Brand, PF, Bulls 15.3 points, 8.5 rebounds .426 FG, .632 FT, 1.5 blocks	This guy really deserves better than to carry a franchise in total disarray, but he's also going to reap the benefits in a few years when the team gets good again. Brand is the best pure rebounder of the rookies, and though he's undersized he's been holding his own down low with bigger bodies. He's proving he can score and in time the shooting percentages will go up. Is he as raw a talent as Odom? Does he have as big an upside? No to both, but the Bulls have their star forward for the next 15 years, and the Clippers, based on their history, probably don't.
5. Wally Szczerbiak, SF Wolves 12.8 points, 3.5 rebounds .483 FG, .773 FT, 1.1 steals	Like Griffin, Szczerbiak is very controlled and takes good care of the ball. Instead of turning pro and firing up three-pointers from all over, Wally has only attempted 11 shots from long range and is proving he is a good all-around talent. Only three rookies are scoring more and only three are playing more. Szczerbiak isn't going to get 20 shots a game -- he's averaging half of that right now -- but you get the feeling if he did he could score in the high-teens right now.

The next few

Richard Hamilton, Ron Artest, Jason Terry, James Posey and Todd MacCulloch are other rookies seeing significant time and doing something with it. Hamilton may keep the starting two-guard job in Washington for awhile with Mitch Richmond ailing, but so far he hasn't taken off. Artest is probably Chicago's second-best player -- after Brand -- and Terry is outplaying Atlanta's starting point guard, Bimbo Coles, in a number of games.

We'll check back with the rookies next week.