What do rookies know? In the NBA, Pacers hope they know a lot

The NBA gathered the upcoming season's rookies for a photo shoot, interviews and surveys, and some of the results should please Indiana Pacers fans.

Joe Young, picked 43rd overall by the Pacers, got 12.1 percent of the vote as the player most likely to be the steal of the draft. First-round pick Myles Turner was tied for sixth on that list at 6.1 percent. The post player was chosen 11th overall.

Tied for second on that list: Pike High School's R.J. Hunter, the 28th overall pick by the Boston Celtics.

Young was fifth on the 'best playmaker' list at 5.7 percent, and he also received votes as best defender and funniest. Rakeem Christmas, whom the Pacers received in a trade from Cleveland, got best defender votes.

Other top vote-getters

Rookie of the Year: Jahlil Okafor, Sixers, 41.9 percent

Best career: Okafor, 24.1 percent

Most athletic: Justin Anderson, Mavericks, 27.8 percent

Best shooter: Devin Booker, Suns, 58.8 percent

Best defender: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Nets, 23.5 percent

Best playmaker: D'Angelo Russell, Lakers, 40 percent

Funniest: Hollis-Jefferson, 44.3 percent

Biggest adjustment for rookies: Speed or pace of game, 38.6 percent

Favorite player in the league: Kevin Durant, Thunder, 21.2 percent