NBA Rookie of the Year

Established

1953

First Winner

Don Meineke

NBA Rookie of the Year

About

Annual award given to the top rookie in the regular season in the National Basketball Association. The name of the trophy, the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy, is named after the former Philadelphia Warriors head coach. 

Trivia

The recipient of the award is selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from the United States and Canada. Ralph SampsonDavid RobinsonBlake GriffinDamian Lillard and Karl-Anthony Towns won the award unanimously. 

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