Steve Francis was drafted No. 2, but he's No. 1 on this list.

About a month ago, during Thanksgiving week, we discussed our top rookies so far, and in a surprise, Boston's Adrian Griffin came out on top. That's no longer the case.

Once a month we check our own Rookie of the Year voting and see what we come up with. The names really haven't changed much, but we do it anyway.

Next week we'll go back to charting the hot and cold rookies, but for now, it's the top five or, in this case, 10. As always, we want to hear from you on this and any NBA subject, so click here to register your thoughts. All stats are through Wednesday. Enjoy.

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Player, Stats	ESPN.com Skinny
1. Steve Francis, PG, Rockets 17.2 points, 6.0 assists, 4.9 rebounds, .443 FG, 1.4 stls, 4.0 turnovers	Sorry, Lamar, we're going with a different guy this time as well. Since Francis returned from a three-game hiatus due to injury, he has been as solid as before the injury -- and now he's doing it despite the absence of a low-post threat since Hakeem and Charles are out. Francis' numbers aren't just good for a rookie, they're plain good for any point guard. A month ago, Maryland's finest was averaging 17.2 points, 6.4 assists and 4.2 turnovers. Turnovers are still a problem, but the shooting really hasn't been. Plenty of established scorers and point guards can't hit 44 percent. Francis has shown recently that he can lead, and frankly, Odom has not. It would be nice if opposing point guards wouldn't continue to use Francis when they want to score at will, but that will come in time. Right now, Francis gets our vote for Rookie of the Year.
2. Lamar Odom, SF, Clippers 17.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 blks, .418 FG, 3.4 turnovers	Points, rebounds, blocks, steals, Odom can still do it all, but that rookie wall hit him early. A month ago Lamar was averaging 19.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and shooting .435. Maybe it's all the losing. Odom had three miserable games in a row -- which will happen to most rookies -- recently. He shot a combined 7-for-23, scored 18 points and had his minutes cut because of foul trouble in games against Indiana, Vancouver and the Lakers. Against the Lakers, he didn't hit a shot. Still, Odom plays defense and rebounds and has a brilliant future, but the Clippers need him to lead more and be more consistent. The Clips have plenty of talent, as does Odom. If he keeps putting up numbers like he did on Wednesday (22 points, 11 rebs, 7 asts, 7 blocks), he'll be No. 1 real soon.
3. Elton Brand, PF, Bulls 16.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.5 blks, .433 FG, 2.6 turnovers, .652 FT	Sorry, Adrian, but Brand passes you as well because he's improved his game so much in the past month. And without him the Bulls would have ... well, they couldn't possibly have fewer wins. Brand was averaging 15.3 points and 8.5 rebounds the last time we checked him, and those numbers have gone up, up, up. His points, rebounds and blocks have gone up, as has his shooting. Brand is now among the best rebounders in the league, and he's not as overmatched as he was. It's been more than month since he failed to notch double figures in points, and five of his last seven outings have produced 10 or more boards. The Bulls played it safe taking Brand over Odom on draft day, but they're not disappointed. So far Brand has showed no let up at all, and with his build there's no reason to expect it. He could finish the year at 18 points, 10 rebounds, which is far from a rookie's numbers. In a normal year, that would give him the award.
4. Adrian Griffin, SG-SF, Celtics 10.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.1 steals, .490 FG, 1.6 turnovers	The CBA refugee hasn't been bad, but his numbers have slipped across the board, and they'll probably continue to do so when the Celts get Paul Pierce and Danny Fortson in the lineup. Griffin isn't flashy and doesn't care how many shots he gets, but he's slumping. His 1-for-8 performance against the Lakers this week finally dropped his field goal percentage under .500, and that was the fourth time this month he had scored exactly four points in a game. Sure, Griffin appeared to hit the wall when he shot 4-for-15 over a four-game stretch and his minutes were drastically reduced, but when Pierce got hurt the Celts had little option other than to play Griffin 35 minutes again. He responded with five straight games in double figures and loads of steals, but the shooting was down. It's up to Rick Pitino if Griffin will continue to get the playing time, but the guess here is it'll be about 25 minutes a night at best for Griffin in January.
5a. Wally Szczerbiak, SF, Timberwolves 12.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 ast., 1.2 turnovers, .463 FG	Now there's a dropoff. We think Wally will be a very fine player and probably score another 5 or so points a game when he begins to incorporate the three into his arsenal. Right now, he's a pretty good all-around guy. He doesn't really turn the ball over and he makes the shots he takes. Nothing spectacular. More an opportunistic rebounder than a banger, Wally had 10 boards in a game against the Mavs but has been inconsistent from the field shooting the ball. In his last six games, he's struggled from the field three times and failed to reach double figures in scoring in those games. Wally's doing just fine, but if his game got a little better it could make the difference between the Wolves losing eight in a row and a 4-4 streak. Kevin Garnett needs help.
5b. Ron Artest, SG, Bulls 11.7 points, 4.6 rebounds 2.5 assists, 1.6 steals, .375 FG, 1.8 turnovers	Climbing swiftly, Artest is turning into a pretty good player. What were the Knicks thinking? Artest is still not as polished as Szczerbiak, as his 0-for-13 shooting game last week proved, but in that same game the Bulls' rookie ended up with seven points, nine rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes -- not that bad. Artest and Brand are each getting 40 minutes a game and are serious keepers. Artest may never shoot a high percentage, but part of that is because he also takes too many threes and the Bulls don't have enough weapons so he can get the right shots. Overall, though, the Bulls got a pair of good rookies. Now they need to build around them.