The 20 Best Flicks From the 2012 Rookie Photo Shoot
The future is here.
The annual NBA rookie photo shoot always provides a series of entertaining flicks. Some are hilarious as a result of their awkwardness, in that adorable kid-on-the-first-day-of-school kind of way; some are heartwarming as a result of their excitement, in that up-and-comer-declaring-his-arrival kind of way; and some are, well, some are just damn good photos. To save you the hassle of rolling through dozens and dozens of shots over at Getty, we compiled what we think are the 20 best—for any of the various reasons listed in the previous sentence—and placed them in the gallery above. Roll through it to get a glimpse of the future, and a glimpse of what these dudes will look like on their first Panini trading cards.
All photos courtesy of NBAE/Getty Images

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