On May 16, , the league announced
Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves won the best rookie of the season with a unanimous vote, Porzingis ranked second, and the third to fifth were Nurkic of the Nuggets, Devin Booker of the Suns and
Okafor of the 76ers.
Towns received a total of 130 first votes, with a total score of 650 points, and was elected the best rookie of the season without any suspense; Knicks player Porzingis received a total of 117 second votes and 12 third votes, with a total score of 650.
With 363 points, he ranked second; Nuggets player Jokic received 7 second votes and 38 third votes, ranking third with a total score of 59 points.
D’Angelo Russell, the No. 2 pick in 2015, only got 1 third vote, ranking ninth; “Flower Show” Okafor got 3 second votes and 25 third votes, with a total score of 34 points
In fifth place, Mudiay came in seventh with four third-place votes.
Since 1984, Towns is the fifth unanimously elected rookie, the previous four are Ralph Sampson (1983-84 season), David Robinson (1989-90 season), Blake Gerry
Finn (2010-11 season) and Damian Lillard (2012-13 season).
Last season’s rookie of the year was his teammate Wiggins, and the Timberwolves became the first team in 42 years to have a player win the rookie of the year for two consecutive years.
Towns, who is the No. 1 overall pick, played an outstanding personal performance in his rookie season. He averaged 18.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, helping the Timberwolves win 13 more games this season than last season.
, Towns maintained full attendance this season and was elected as the NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for six consecutive months.
Averaging 18 10 per game, the data Towns has played this season may be the best rookie season performance by a big player in the league after Tim Duncan in 1997.
Although Towns is only 20 years old this year, he is very mature on the court, and he is also very comprehensive in terms of personal skills. He can pass the ball, rebound, block shots, and can give opponents both inside and outside the three-point line.
Bringing enough threats, he scored a large double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds in the second game of his career. Compared with most rookies who encountered the rookie wall, Towns’ performance has always tended to be stable.
In the last 31 games of this season, Towns averaged 21.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per game as an All-Star, and his shooting percentage was as high as 55%.
On May 16, , the league announced that Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves won the best rookie of the season with a unanimous vote.
Devin Booker of the Suns and Okafor of the 76ers.
Towns received a total of 130 first votes, with a total score of 650 points, and was elected the best rookie of the season without any suspense; Knicks player Porzingis received a total of 117 second votes and 12 third votes, with a total score of 650.
With 363 points, he ranked second; Nuggets player Jokic received 7 second votes and 38 third votes, ranking third with a total score of 59 points.
D’Angelo Russell, the No. 2 pick in 2015, only got 1 third vote, ranking ninth; “Flower Show” Okafor got 3 second votes and 25 third votes, with a total score of 34 points
In fifth place, Mudiay came in seventh with four third-place votes.
Since 1984, Towns is the fifth unanimously elected rookie, the previous four are Ralph Sampson (1983-84 season), David Robinson (1989-90 season), Blake Gerry
Finn (2010-11 season) and Damian Lillard (2012-13 season).
Last season’s rookie of the year was his teammate Wiggins, and the Timberwolves became the first team in 42 years to have a player win the rookie of the year for two consecutive years.
Towns, who is the No. 1 overall pick, played an outstanding personal performance in his rookie season. He averaged 18.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, helping the Timberwolves win 13 more games this season than last season.
, Towns maintained full attendance this season and was elected as the NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for six consecutive months.
Averaging 18 10 per game, the data Towns has played this season may be the best rookie season performance by a big player in the league after Tim Duncan in 1997.
Although Towns is only 20 years old this year, he is very mature on the court, and he is also very comprehensive in terms of personal skills. He can pass the ball, rebound, block shots, and can give opponents both inside and outside the three-point line.
Bringing enough threats, he scored a large double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds in the second game of his career. Compared with most rookies who encountered the rookie wall, Towns’ performance has always tended to be stable.
In the last 31 games of this season, Towns averaged 21.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per game as an All-Star, and his shooting percentage was as high as 55%.