Who Is Leading Nba Rookie Of The Year. Of course, each year some rookies prove themselves worthy of real minutes fairly quickly, and do big things. Regarded as an nba unicorn (a type of player who rarely comes in the league), mobley has played exceptional basketball since his college days.
Wilt chamberlain was the first player in nba history to win rookie of the year and season mvp. The vast majority of rookies receive very limited playing time and are used primarily in supporting roles, backing up their squad's veteran players. Barnes did not have a poor week last week, averaging 16.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.