NBA: How are the Sophomores doing this season?

The 2017 Draft Class was one of the most hyped draft class of the decade. Some of the rookies failed to live up to the expectations in their rookie season while some players impressed everyone considering how low they were picked in the draft.

Let's get straight into it and have a look at some of the best and well known finds of the draft and if these sophomores have upped elevated their game this season.

Markelle Fultz

Fultz was drafted #1 in the 2017 NBA Draft.

It's sad to say that Markelle Fultz is on the route of becoming one of the biggest busts in NBA history. Fultz played only 14 games last season because of a shoulder injury. This season he played only 19 games and averaged 8.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game this season and is looking to get traded.

Last season he averaged 7.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. We hope that Fultz can revive his career with a fresh start in some other NBA franchise.

Lonzo Ball

Lonzo Ball was the most hyped player of his draft class and while many argue that his rookie season was a bust, he played some solid ball averaging 10 points, 6.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game last season.

This season he's shooting a lot better from the field and from beyond the arc. He's currently averaging 9.6 points, 5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. His averages have dropped because he has to share the majority of his minutes with Rajon Rondo this season.

Ball is also developed himself on the defensive end and has become one of the elite defensive point guards in the NBA. He is in contention of making an All-Defensive team this season.

Jayson Tatum

Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics - Game Five

The best highlight of Jayson Tatum has to be of him dunking all over LeBron James during the Playoffs last season. He was the focal point of the Celtics who played without Kyrie Irving in the Playoffs last year. Last year he averaged 13.9 points, 5 rebounds and 1.6 assists a night.

This year, he is averaging 16 points and 7 rebounds per game. He started the season in red-hot form putting on some amazing offensive performances which overshadowed a perennial All-Star like Kyrie Irving but since then, there's been a dip in his form.

Donovan Mitchell

Oklahoma City Thunder v Utah Jazz - Game Six

He was the drafted #13 overall and many believed that Donovan Mitchell should have won the Rookie Of The Year last season, but Ben Simmons ran away with the award. He was labeled as the next Dwayne Wade and certainly lived up to the hype.

He's putting up identical numbers this year as well and continues to impress everyone. Having said that, The Utah Jazz is underperforming this season or should we say they overperformed last season when they beat the OKC Thunder in the first round of the Playoffs?

He's currently averaging 20 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game compared to his averages of 20.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 this season. Over the 2 years, he's been the best player amongst the lot.

De'Aaron Fox

Sacramento Kings v Oklahoma City Thunder

Nobody expected the Sacramento Kings to be a Playoff team this season but they have been consistently ranked in the Top 10 in the Western Conference and Fox has got a lot to do with it.

He's the most improved player amongst his draft class because he's averaging 18.3, 3.6 rebounds and 7.7 assists this season compared to his averages of 11.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.4 assists in his rookie season.

Fox has made a reputation for himself for being one of the fastest players in the league and the most athletic player from his draft class. Can he put an end to the Kings' Playoff draught this season?

Kyle Kuzma

NBA teams passed on Kyle Kuzma until the Lakers picked him up as late as the 27th Pick. He's made the All-Rookie team last season and has become the 2nd best player for the Lakers after outperforming Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram night after night.

It won't be an exaggeration to say that if Kuz continues to develop at this rate, he might very well be the biggest steal of all time in the NBA Draft. He is currently averaging 18.7 points 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game compared to his rookie-season average of 16.1points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.