Carsen Edwards, Grant Williams score high in rookie survey

One of the cool things the folks at NBA.com do every summer is put together an anonymous survey with members of the rookie class about their peers. The questions usually cover a number of basic ideas (Rookie of the Year, Best Career) as well as a deeper look at potentially hidden gems later in the draft. Two of the most recent C's draftees fell into the latter category after the answers were unveiled on Monday morning.

After strong performances by Carsen Edwards and Grant Williams during NBA Summer League, their fellow rookies believed the Celtics got good bang for their buck with both at their draft spots as Edwards and Williams both tied for five percent of the vote in the biggest steal category. A look at the full results in that section: 

1. Bol Bol (44), Denver -- 19%
Kevin Porter Jr. (30), Cleveland -- 19%

3. Carsen Edwards (33), Boston -- 5%
Nassir Little (25), Portland -- 5%
Isaiah Roby (45), Dallas -- 5%
Coby White (7), Chicago -- 5%
Grant Williams (22), Boston -- 5%

Edwards ended up being a constant answer throughout the survey for his peers as he received votes in Rookie of the Year, Best Career and Best Playmaker category. Second-round pick Tremont Waters also finished sixth in the Best Playmaker category after getting six percent of the vote.

Elsewhere, Zion Williamson was predicted to be Rookie of the Year but he finished just tied for fourth in the best career category as other rookies projected that Cam Reddish, Ja Morant and De'Andre Hunter would eventually be a better all-around player than him. Best survey results present a mixed bag in this department however as the rookie previously predicted Jabari Parker and Jahlil Okafor would be the best players in their rookie classes respectively.

Donovan Mitchell and Dejounte Murray were two recent rookies that were voted the biggest steals before their first seasons so Edwards and Williams will have to hope they follow that trend during the 2019-20 season.