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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.
Early contenders, such as 76ers guard Jared McCain, Lakers forward Dalton Knecht and Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells, were not lottery picks.
Hakeem Olajuwon is one of three players to win the NBA MVP and the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the same season. Michael Jordan won the NBA MVP five times. Derrick Rose became the youngest player to ever win the award at age 22. LeBron James is a four-time NBA MVP. Stephen Curry won back-to-back MVP awards in 2014–15 and 2015–16.
The San Antonio Spurs first overall pick walked into his rookie year with some of the biggest expectations we have ever seen from a rookie and was one of the biggest draws in the NBA from Day 1.
After a back-and-forth race between Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley for in the early Rookie of the Year race, a new player has emerged. NBA rookie rankings: Franz Wagner takes over top spot Skip to ...
The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. [ 1 ]
The NBA's Most Improved Player (MIP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player who has shown the most progress during the regular season compared to previous seasons. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and ...
Victor Wembanyama had a year like no rookie in NBA history. The long-expected result became reality on Monday, when the Spurs' star from France was announced as the unanimous winner of the NBA's ...