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NBA Rookie of the Year Award 

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 • Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy
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 • Coach of the Year
 • Defensive Player of the Year
 • Executive of the Year
 • Finals Most Valuable Player
 • J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
 • Most Improved Player
 • Most Valuable Player
 • Rookie of the Year
 • Sixth Man of the Year
 • Sportsmanship Award
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 • All-Defensive Team
 • All-NBA Team
 • All-Rookie Team
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Wilt Chamberlain won the award in the 1959–60 NBA season.
Wilt Chamberlain won the award in the 1959–60 NBA season.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award in the 1969–70 NBA season.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award in the 1969–70 NBA season.
Larry Bird won the award in the 1979–80 NBA season.
Larry Bird won the award in the 1979–80 NBA season.
Michael Jordan won the award in the 1984–85 NBA season.
Michael Jordan won the award in the 1984–85 NBA season.
Patrick Ewing won the award in the 1985–86 NBA season.
Patrick Ewing won the award in the 1985–86 NBA season.
Tim Duncan won the award in the 1997–98 NBA season.
Tim Duncan won the award in the 1997–98 NBA season.
LeBron James won the award in the 2003-04 NBA season.
LeBron James won the award in the 2003-04 NBA season.

The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1952–53 NBA season, to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. The winner receives the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy, which is named in honor of the Philadelphia Warriors head coach who led the team to the 1946–47 NBA Championship. 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 third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player(s) with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.[1]

The most recent award winner was Kevin Durant. Twelve of the Rookie of the Year winners have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) during their careers; Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld both accomplished the feat in the same season. Nineteen of the forty two non-active Rookie of the Year winners have been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Three seasons had joint winners—Dave Cowens and Geoff Petrie in the 1970–71 season, Grant Hill and Jason Kidd in the 1994–95 season as well as Elton Brand and Steve Francis in the 1999–00 season.[2] Tim Duncan of the United States Virgin Islands, Patrick Ewing of Jamaica, and Pau Gasol of Spain are the only three winners who were not born in the United States. Duncan is an American citizen, but is considered an "international" player by the NBA because he was not born in one of the fifty states or Washington, D.C.[3]

Winners

† Denotes player who is still active
* Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame
DP # Draft pick number
DY Draft year
T Territorial pick
Season Player Nationality Team DP # DY
1952–53 Meineke, DonDon Meineke Flag of the United States United States Fort Wayne Pistons 35 1952
1953–54 Felix, RayRay Felix Flag of the United States United States Baltimore Bullets 1 1953
1954–55 Pettit, BobBob Pettit* Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Hawks 2 1954
1955–56 Stokes, MauriceMaurice Stokes* Flag of the United States United States Rochester Royals 2 1955
1956–57 Heinsohn, TomTom Heinsohn* Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics T 1956
1957–58 Sauldsberry, WoodyWoody Sauldsberry Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Warriors 60 1957
1958–59 Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* Flag of the United States United States Minneapolis Lakers 1 1958
1959–60 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*[a] Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Warriors T 1959
1960–61 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals 1 1960
1961–62 Bellamy, WaltWalt Bellamy* Flag of the United States United States Chicago Packers 1 1961
1962–63 Dischinger, TerryTerry Dischinger Flag of the United States United States Chicago Zephyrs 8 1962
1963–64 Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas*[b] Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals T 1962[b]
1964–65 Reed, WillisWillis Reed* Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks 8 1964
1965–66 Barry, RickRick Barry* Flag of the United States United States San Francisco Warriors 2 1965
1966–67 Bing, DaveDave Bing* Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons 2 1966
1967–68 Monroe, EarlEarl Monroe* Flag of the United States United States Baltimore Bullets 2 1967
1968–69 Unseld, WesWes Unseld*[a] Flag of the United States United States Baltimore Bullets 2 1968
1969–70 Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor* Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks 1 1969
1970–71[g] Cowens, DaveDave Cowens* Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics 4 1970
1970–71[g] Petrie, GeoffGeoff Petrie Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers 8 1970
1971–72 Wicks, SidneySidney Wicks Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers 2 1971
1972–73 McAdoo, BobBob McAdoo* Flag of the United States United States Buffalo Braves 2 1972
1973–74 DiGregorio, ErnieErnie DiGregorio Flag of the United States United States Buffalo Braves 3 1973
1974–75 Wilkes, JamaalJamaal Wilkes Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors 11 1974
1975–76 Adams, AlvanAlvan Adams Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns 4 1975
1976–77 Dantley, AdrianAdrian Dantley* Flag of the United States United States Buffalo Braves 6 1976
1977–78 Davis, WalterWalter Davis Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns 5 1977
1978–79 Ford, PhilPhil Ford Flag of the United States United States Kansas City Kings 2 1978
1979–80 Bird, LarryLarry Bird*[c] Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics 6 1978[c]
1980–81 Griffith, DarrellDarrell Griffith Flag of the United States United States Utah Jazz 2 1980
1981–82 Williams, BuckBuck Williams Flag of the United States United States New Jersey Nets 3 1981
1982–83 Cummings, TerryTerry Cummings Flag of the United States United States San Diego Clippers 2 1982
1983–84 Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson Flag of the United States United States Houston Rockets 1 1983
1984–85 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls 3 1984
1985–86 Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing* Flag of the United States United States[d] New York Knicks 1 1985
1986–87 Person, ChuckChuck Person Flag of the United States United States Indiana Pacers 4 1986
1987–88 Jackson, MarkMark Jackson Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks 18 1987
1988–89 Richmond, MitchMitch Richmond Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors 5 1988
1989–90 Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson[e] Flag of the United States United States San Antonio Spurs 1 1987[e]
1990–91 Coleman, DerrickDerrick Coleman Flag of the United States United States New Jersey Nets 1 1990
1991–92 Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson Flag of the United States United States Charlotte Hornets 1 1991
1992–93 O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal† Flag of the United States United States Orlando Magic 1 1992
1993–94 Webber, ChrisChris Webber Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors 1 1993
1994–95[g] Hill, GrantGrant Hill† Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons 3 1994
1994–95[g] Kidd, JasonJason Kidd† Flag of the United States United States Dallas Mavericks 2 1994
1995–96 Stoudamire, DamonDamon Stoudamire† Flag of the United States United States Toronto Raptors 7 1995
1996–97 Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson† Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers 1 1996
1997–98 Duncan, TimTim Duncan† Flag of the United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands[f] San Antonio Spurs 1 1997
1998–99 Carter, VinceVince Carter† Flag of the United States United States Toronto Raptors 5 1998
1999–00[g] Brand, EltonElton Brand† Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls 1 1999
1999–00[g] Francis, SteveSteve Francis† Flag of the United States United States Houston Rockets 2 1999
2000–01 Miller, MikeMike Miller† Flag of the United States United States Orlando Magic 5 2000
2001–02 Gasol, PauPau Gasol† Flag of Spain Spain Memphis Grizzlies 3 2001
2002–03 Stoudemire, AmareAmare Stoudemire† Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns 9 2002
2003–04 James, LeBronLeBron James† Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers 1 2003
2004–05 Okafor, EmekaEmeka Okafor† Flag of the United States United States Charlotte Bobcats 2 2004
2005–06 Paul, ChrisChris Paul† Flag of the United States United States New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 4 2005
2006–07 Roy, BrandonBrandon Roy† Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers 6 2006
2007–08 Durant, KevinKevin Durant† Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics 2 2007

Notes

  • a  Won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in same year.
  • b  Though drafted in 1962 by the Cincinnati Royals, Jerry Lucas did not sign with the team until 1963 when he tried to sign with the Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball League instead. He ended up siting out the year when the deal didn't fall through. His rookie season with the Royals began in the 1963–64 season.[4]
  • c  Though drafted in 1978 by the Boston Celtics, Larry Bird, opted to stay in college for his senior year, did not play in the NBA until 1979. His rookie season with the Celtics began in the 1979–80 season.[5]
  • d  Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown.[6] He represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[7]
  • e  Though drafted in 1987 by the San Antonio Spurs, David Robinson did not play in the NBA until 1989 due to commitments to the United States Navy.[8] His rookie season with the Spurs began in the 1989–90 season.[9]
  • f  Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands,[10] he was able to play for the U.S. internationally.[11]
  • g  Denotes seasons in which joint winners were named

References

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Specific
  1. ^ "Trail Blazers’ Brandon Roy Named 2006-07 T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year". NBA.com (2007-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
  2. ^ "Brand, Francis named NBA co-rookies of the year". CBC Sports (2000-11-10). Retrieved on 2008-07-13.
  3. ^ "Bargnani becomes first European top NBA draft pick". People's Daily Online (2006-06-29). Retrieved on 2008-06-16.
  4. ^ "Jerry Lucas Bio". NBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-13.
  5. ^ "Larry Bird Bio". NBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-13.
  6. ^ Ralph Wiley (1985-01-07). "The Master Of The Key: After years of relying on others to unlock doors for him, Georgetown's center Patrick Ewing will soon go off on his own". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-06-16.
  7. ^ "All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: E". USA Basketball. Retrieved on 2008-07-13.
  8. ^ Dave Anderson (1987-05-18). "Sports of the Times; The Robinson Plot Thickens". The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-06-16.
  9. ^ "David Robinson". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-20.
  10. ^ "Virgin Islands". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved on 2008-08-12.
  11. ^ "All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: D". USA Basketball. Retrieved on 2008-06-16.
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