Scanning through the daily box scores while wet snow smacks against my office window, I realize can't recall a season where so many rookies made such powerful immediate impacts on the Association.  I had a feeling Michael Beasley would be a special player the instant he hit the NBA hardwood but I thought it might take others from this year's draft class a few years to develop.  Boy was I wrong.

- Derrick Rose has already taken over the leadership role in CHI.

- OJ Mayo has been lighting up opposing defenses on a nightly basis so far in MEM.

- Russell Westbrook is already emerging as a dynamic force in the OKC backcourt.

- DJ Augustin has nearly supplanted Larry Brown's fellow Tar Heel alumnus Ray Felton as the starting PG in CHA.

- Eric Gordon has been a key contributor in crunch time for LAC.

- JaVale McGee has made his presence felt amidst a weak frontcourt in WAS.

And we're just talking November!  Who knows what JJ Hickson, Kevin Love and Danilo Gallinari have in store for us.  Time will tell how great the class of '08 will be.  The sky's the limit.

You're probably thinking...hold on a sec Beanfu...most of these guys play for dreadful teams, devoid of competition at their positions.  Who knows if any of them will move beyond "flash-in-the-pan" status and blossom into durable, reliable NBA stars - let alone proven winners?

This got me thinking...what's the most productive draft class in NBA history?  Here's my top 5 (with an apparent bias to my generation of players).  Please share any I might be missing.  The class of '08 has A LOT to live up to.

'84 - Jordan, Olajuwon, Barkley, Stockton, Perkins, Cage, Thorpe, A. Robertson

'03 - LBJ, Wade, Bosh, Melo, David West, Kaman, J. Howard, Ford, Barbosa

'96 - Kobe, Iverson, Nash, Allen, Marbury, Walker, J. O'Neal, Abdur-Rahim, Peja

'98 - Dirk, Carter, Jamison, Pierce, Bibby, R. Davis

'04 - D. Howard, A. Jefferson, Iguodala, K. Martin, D. Harris, Biedrins, Deng, B. Gordon, Okafor