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The season began on Christmas Day 2011, and ended on April 26, 2012. The playoffs started on April 28 and ended on June 21 when the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their series, 121–106, winning the Finals , 4–1 and to capture the franchise's second NBA title.
The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. Initiated following the 1952–53 NBA season , it confers the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy, named after the former Philadelphia Warriors head coach.
This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top rookie single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1,400 points scored. Wilt Chamberlain holds the rookie record, averaging 37.6 points per game in 1949–50. [1] The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 season. [2] *
The 2011 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2011, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. [1] The draft started at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (23:00 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. Kia Motors was the presenting sponsor of the 2011 NBA draft. [2]
He also won the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year Award with 117 of a possible 120 first-place votes. [40] Irving was the only unanimous selection to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. [41] For the season, he averaged 18.5 points, 5.4 assists and shot 46.9% from the field, including 39.9% on three-pointers. [42]
Derrick Rose, 16-year NBA veteran, 2009 Rookie of the Year and 2011 MVP, announced his retirement from professional basketball on Thursday. And NBA players like Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks are ...
May 31 — Orlando Woolridge, NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, among others) (born 1959) June 2 — LeRoy Ellis, NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers, among others) (born 1940) June 4 — Jim Fitzgerald, NBA owner (Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors) (born 1926) June 7 — Chuck Share, NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, among others) (born 1927)
In addition, he became just the fifth unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year, and with teammate Andrew Wiggins winning the award in 2014–15, Minnesota became the first team with back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners since the Buffalo Braves in 1972–73 and 1973–74 (Ernie DiGregorio), as well as the first team with back-to-back No. 1 draft ...