As our annual NBArank list debuts players 100-51, our panel of experts breaks down the big questions from the results.

Who is overrated and underrated? Which young Los Angeles Laker has the most potential?

1. Luka Doncic is the only rookie in the top 100 for this season. Did we get that right?

Tim MacMahon, ESPN: The word out of Dallas is that Doncic has often been the best player on the court in pickup games at the Mavs' facility despite not being in great shape by NBA standards. And before you make a crack about the Mavs' talent or lack thereof, these games have included local products like LaMarcus Aldridge. Doncic, a special passer, is the most accomplished Euro teen ever and has a huge advantage over other rookies because he arrives in the NBA as a seasoned pro. Editor's Picks NBArank: Rising stars climbing up the top 100

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Chris Herring, FiveThirtyEight: It's probably too early to say. I could see a well-rounded player like Jaren Jackson Jr. or Wendell Carter Jr. being good enough to carry that distinction as a first-year player. And if any rookie has a breakout playoff showing like Jayson Tatum did this past season, the answer will only come into clearer focus.

Royce Young, ESPN: Probably. He's certainly the most accomplished, which gives him an actual résumé to evaluate. Projecting Doncic as a high-level rookie is more straightforward than doing it for other one-and-done stars like Deandre Ayton or Trae Young. There's often a transition period into the professional life, and, while it wasn't the NBA, Doncic has a head start on the rest of the class.

André Snellings, ESPN Fantasy: I agree with Doncic making it. Based on everything we know about him as a prospect and his expected role in Dallas, he is likely to be an impact player.

Should more of his rookie classmates have joined him in the top 100? Much like last season, this is a deep, talented class that should make noise immediately. The points-based fantasy rankings (based entirely on projected box score production) have two clusters of rookies in the top 100: Trae Young (45) and Deandre Ayton (46) are right there with Doncic (54), plus Marvin Bagley (90), Kevin Knox (95), Wendell Carter Jr. (96) and Collin Sexton (97) just sneaking in. Odds are at least one of these other rookies will join Doncic in making a top-100 impact.

Kevin Pelton, ESPN: I think so. Ranking three rookies in last year's top 100 (Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz and Dennis Smith Jr.) proved overly exuberant; only Ball came close to providing that kind of production. So the bar should be high, and Doncic has the best chance of clearing it, given his historic level of play for a teenager in the competitive EuroLeague.

2. Who is most likely to outperform his ranking this season?

Young: Without a doubt, Kristaps Porzingis. It's obvious that injury concerns have deflated his ranking, but, assuming a full recovery, he's a top-30 player who is only ascending. And assuming the Knicks are turning a bit of a corner -- OK, a big assumption -- Porzingis could find himself in a more comfortable and productive situation playing for David Fizdale.

MacMahon: If you don't believe me about Lauri Markkanen, take the word of a guy who knows a little bit about sweet-shooting Euro 7-footers. "I think Markkanen is the real deal," Dirk Nowitzki said.

Markkanen was good enough as a rookie who couldn't buy a beer -- averaging 15.2 points and 7.5 rebounds -- that the tanking Bulls found creative ways to keep him off the court late in the season. This skilled kid, who can casually put the ball through his legs and throw it down in the layup lines, is really going to take off in his second season. He could make the Jimmy Butler deal look like a steal for the Bulls, depending on how the drama in Minnesota plays out.

Pelton: Tyreke Evans. Evans played at an All-Star level last season, and while his 3-point percentage might slip a bit from last year's 40 percent, he has become a capable 3-point shooter. That will allow Evans to initiate the Pacers' offense when Victor Oladipo rests and play off the ball alongside Oladipo. I think Evans will be a contender for the Sixth Man Award.

Snellings: DeAndre Jordan measured out as a top-5 center and top-20 player overall in real plus-minus each season between 2014-15 and 2016-17. Jordan's offensive game is predicated on easy finishes in the paint, so it was somewhat predictable that losing Chris Paul would have a detrimental effect. Now in Dallas, playing on a squad that should have a dynamic backcourt in Doncic and Dennis Smith Jr., Jordan should bounce back to his usual impact levels this season.

Herring: If we're focusing only on guys outside the top 50, I might go with Tobias Harris. He's a strong candidate to average 20 points per game with the Clippers, and he played in all 82 games last season.