We’re doing our NBA Awards Watch every Thursday until the end of the regular season, and each week we’ll emphasize a new award. This week, we’ve got Rookie of the Year.
Sandwiched between the class with Victor Wembanyama and the upcoming Cooper Flagg sweepstakes, this rookie class has been one we’ve known isn’t likely to deliver a future star or franchise-changer for a while. But there are still some good role players in the mix. That has made me wonder whether we’ve seen similar ROY races in the past. We’ll get into that below.
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For the criteria I use for each award, check out our initial Awards Watch from this season. It
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