2013 NBA Draft: Projecting the 2013-14 All-Rookie First Team

The NBA's All-Rookie First Team is one of hope and promise. Each season, the five best first-year players are acknowledged for their outstanding ability and production.

After last night's NBA draft allowed us to see which players would be placed in which situations, our ability to predict who will have the most success became much more clear, with some players ending up in brilliant spots while others could find themselves on the bench, learning the ropes, for far too long. 

Here are the five players who should hit the ground running next year. It's unlikely they will ever slow down.

Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic

The second overall pick in the draft, Victor Oladipo heads to an Orlando Magic basketball team looking for help in just about every area on the floor. 

Even though he probably doesn't fit into the team's starting lineup right now—unless a rumored and probable deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, as reported by Ramona Shelburne, Marc Stein and Chad Ford of ESPN.com, swaps Arron Afflalo for Eric Bledsoe—Oladipo will still see heavy minutes because of his on-ball defense. 

And when he's on the court, there should be plenty of scoring opportunities for a player capable of knocking down open shots and creating havoc in the open floor. (To reiterate, an Afflalo-for-Bledsoe deal would be perfect for Oladipo, who could then slide into the starting shooting guard spot beside Bledsoe, creating perhaps the best defensive/most exciting starting backcourt in the league.)

Alex Len, Phoenix Suns

Taking Alex Len with the fifth overall pick in this draft, the Phoenix Suns have hopefully found a franchise center and someone capable of impacting both ends of the floor for years to come.

Len joins perhaps the weakest roster in the entire league next season, with very few scoring options and only one or two players capable of consistently scoring off the dribble on their own. 

He'll probably start the season easing his way back from a stress fracture, backing up veteran seven-footer Marcin Gortat, who's on an expiring contract. Once at full strength, Len will have more than enough opportunities to put up big numbers, especially after the trade deadline, should the Suns unload the attractive Gortat.

When Len is on the court with Channing Frye, defenses will have an extremely difficult time dealing with the two seven-footers who should complement each other well.

C.J. McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers

As an excellent three-point shooter with unlimited range, C.J. McCollum could fit in with just about any basketball team in the league. 

You'd think McCollum joining a Portland Trail Blazers roster already set at the point guard position—with Damian Lillard—would be a problem. But that doesn't mean scoring opportunities will shrink. 

Portland had one of the worst benches in basketball last year. That group struggled to produce in the half court and consisted of absolutely zero isolation scorers. 

McCollum will come into a situation where he could either work off the ball extensively with Lillard or even take turns running pick-and-rolls as the season rolls on and he becomes acclimated to the speed of the NBA game.

And off the bench, he could be the team's primary scorer.

Usually, point guard prospects won't enjoy coming to a team that already boasts the reigning Rookie of the Year at the same position, but McCollum's shooting ability should allow him more success (and opportunity) than most think.

Otto Porter, Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards were a fine defensive team last season, but offensively they struggled, in part because they were bereft of scoring options at the small forward position. 

Otto Porter should eventually patch that up. He was incredibly efficient down the road at Georgetown last season, shooting 50.4 percent on twos and 42.2 percent on threes (on over three attempts per game).

His length and youth should only make a very good Wizards defense better next season, and by the end of the year, don't be surprised to see him in the starting lineup beside John Wall and Bradley Beal.

Porter may not lead the Wizards in scoring, but he'll have as positive an overall impact as any rookie in the 2013 class.

Trey Burke, Utah Jazz

No rookie in this class is in a better position to succeed than Trey Burke, who joins a Utah Jazz team desperately looking for its franchise point guard. 

Burke will come in and immediately start, but the pressure and expectations won't be overbearing on a young team that needed a floor general. And at the very least, he's assured to have at least Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter on board, and either Paul Millsap or Al Jefferson could be there as well. 

Burke's responsibilities during his rookie season won't be great, as the Jazz currently find themselves transitioning. He'll struggle a ton, as most rookie point guards do, but the opportunities to fill up the box score will be too plentiful for him to not earn a spot on the All-Rookie First Team, especially if he can still get to the basket effectively.