NBA Awards: Rookie of the Year, Full List of Winners
This is the complete list of NBA players that won the Rookie of the Year Award.
Current Rookie of the Year:
Victor Wembanyama
2023-24 Rookie of the Year NBA Awards: Rookie of the YearThe Rookie of the Year Award or "Eddie Gottlieb Trophy" is the recognition to the best first-year player. It is named that way after the pro basketball pioneer and owner-coach of the first NBA champion (then BAA) Philadelphia Warriors. Winners are selected by a national panel of pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Only 21 times the Rookie of the Year was the player selected first in the NBA Draft previous to that season. |
Rookie of the Year: by Year / by Team |
= NBA Champion that same year
NBA Awards: Rookie of the Year, full list of winners
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Season |
Player |
Team |
Points |
Rebounds | Assists | |
| 2023-24 | Victor Wembanyama (1) | San Antonio Spurs | 21.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | |
| 2022-23 | Paolo Banchero (1) | Orlando Magic | 20.0 | 6.9 | 3.7 | |
| 2021-22 | Scottie Barnes | Toronto Raptors | 15.3 | 7.5 | 3.5 | |
| 2020-21 | LaMelo Ball | Charlotte Hornets | 15.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | |
| 2019-20 | Ja Morant | Memphis Grizzlies | 17.8 | 3.9 | 7.3 | |
| 2018-19 | Luka Doncic | Dallas Mavericks | 21.2 | 7.8 | 6.0 | |
| 2017-18 | Ben Simmons | Philadelphia 76ers | 15.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | |
| 2016-17 | Malcolm Brogdon | Milwaukee Bucks | 10.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | |
| 2015-16 | Karl-Anthony Towns (1) | Minnesota Timberwolves | 18.3 | 10.4 | 2.0 | |
| 2014-15 | Andrew Wiggins (1) | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16.9 | 4.6 | 2.1 | |
| 2013-14 | Michael Carter-Williams | Philadelphia 76ers | 16.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | |
| 2012-13 | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | 19.0 | 3.1 | 6.5 | |
| 2011-12 | Kyrie Irving (1) | Cleveland Cavaliers | 18.5 | 3.7 | 5.4 | |
| 2010-11 | Blake Griffin | Los Angeles Clippers | 22.5 | 12.1 | 3.8 | |
| 2009-10 | Tyreke Evans | Sacramento Kings | 20.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
Season |
Player |
Team |
Points |
Rebounds | Assists | |
| 2008-09 | Derrick Rose (1) | Chicago Bulls | 16.8 | 3.9 | 6.3 | |
| 2007-08 | Kevin Durant | Seattle Supersonics | 20.3 | 4.4 | 2.4 | |
| 2006-07 | Brandon Roy | Portland Trail Blazers | 16.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | |
| 2005-06 | Chris Paul | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 16.1 | 5.1 | 7.8 | |
| 2004-05 | Emeka Okafor | Charlotte Bobcats | 15.1 | 10.9 | 0.9 | |
| 2003-04 | LeBron James (1) | Cleveland Cavaliers | 20.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | |
| 2002-03 | Amar'e Stoudemire | Phoenix Suns | 13.5 | 8.8 | 1.0 | |
| 2001-02 | Pau Gasol | Memphis Grizzlies | 17.6 | 8.9 | 2.7 | |
| 2000-01 | Mike Miller | Orlando Magic | 11.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | |
| 1999-00 | Steve Francis (2) | Houston Rockets | 18.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | |
| 1999-00 | Elton Brand (1)(2) | Chicago Bulls | 20.1 | 10.0 | 1.9 | |
| 1998-99 | Vince Carter | Toronto Raptors | 18.3 | 5.7 | 3.0 | |
| 1997-98 | Tim Duncan (1) | San Antonio Spurs | 21.1 | 11.9 | 2.7 | |
| 1996-97 | Allen Iverson (1) | Philadelphia 76ers | 23.5 | 4.1 | 7.5 | |
| 1995-96 | Damon Stoudamire | Toronto Raptors | 19.0 | 4.0 | 9.3 | |
| 1994-95 | Jason Kidd (2) | Dallas Mavericks | 11.7 | 5.4 | 7.7 | |
| 1994-95 | Grant Hill (2) | Detroit Pistons | 19.9 | 6.4 | 5.0 |
Season |
Player |
Team |
Points |
Rebounds | Assists | |
| 1993-94 | Chris Webber (1) | Golden State Warriors | 17.5 | 9.1 | 3.6 | |
| 1992-93 | Shaquille O'Neal (1) | Orlando Magic | 23.4 | 13.9 | 1.9 | |
| 1991-92 | Larry Johnson (1) | Charlotte Hornets | 19.2 | 11.0 | 3.6 | |
| 1990-91 | Derrick Coleman (1) | New Jersey Nets | 18.4 | 10.3 | 2.2 | |
| 1989-90 | David Robinson (1) | San Antonio Spurs | 24.3 | 12.0 | 2.0 | |
| 1988-89 | Mitch Richmond | Golden State Warriors | 22.0 | 5.9 | 4.2 | |
| 1987-88 | Mark Jackson | New York Knicks | 13.6 | 4.8 | 10.6 | |
| 1986-87 | Chuck Person | Indiana Pacers | 18.8 | 8.3 | 3.6 | |
| 1985-86 | Patrick Ewing (1) | New York Knicks | 20.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |
| 1984-85 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 28.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | |
| 1983-84 | Ralph Sampson (1) | Houston Rockets | 21.0 | 11.1 | 2.0 | |
| 1982-83 | Terry Cummings | San Diego Clippers | 23.7 | 10.6 | 2.5 | |
| 1981-82 | Buck Williams | New Jersey Nets | 15.5 | 12.3 | 1.3 | |
| 1980-81 | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz | 20.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | |
| 1979-80 | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 21.3 | 10.4 | 4.5 | |
| 1978-79 | Phil Ford | Kansas City Kings | 15.9 | 2.3 | 8.6 | |
| 1977-78 | Walter Davis | Phoenix Suns | 24.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 |
Season |
Player |
Team |
Points |
Rebounds | Assists | |
| 1976-77 | Adrian Dantley | Buffalo Braves | 20.3 | 7.6 | 1.9 | |
| 1975-76 | Alvan Adams | Phoenix Suns | 19.0 | 9.1 | 5.6 | |
| 1974-75 | Jamaal Wilkes | |
Golden State Warriors | 14.2 | 8.2 | 2.2 |
| 1973-74 | Ernie DiGregorio | Buffalo Braves | 15.2 | 2.7 | 8.2 | |
| 1972-73 | Bob McAdoo | Buffalo Braves | 18.0 | 9.1 | 1.7 | |
| 1971-72 | Sidney Wicks | Portland Trail Blazers | 24.5 | 11.5 | 4.3 | |
| 1970-71 | Geoff Petrie (2) | Portland Trail Blazers | 24.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | |
| 1970-71 | Dave Cowens (2) | Boston Celtics | 17.0 | 15.0 | 2.8 | |
| 1969-70 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1) (3) | Milwaukee Bucks | 28.8 | 14.5 | 4.1 | |
| 1968-69 | Wes Unseld | Baltimore Bullets | 13.8 | 18.2 | 2.6 | |
| 1967-68 | Earl Monroe | Baltimore Bullets | 24.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | |
| 1966-67 | Dave Bing | Detroit Pistons | 20.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | |
| 1965-66 | Rick Barry | San Francisco Warriors | 25.7 | 10.6 | 2.2 | |
| 1964-65 | Willis Reed | New York Knicks | 19.5 | 14.7 | 1.7 | |
| 1963-64 | Jerry Lucas | Cincinnati Royals | 17.7 | 17.4 | 2.6 | |
| 1962-63 | Terry Dischinger | Chicago Zephyrs | 25.5 | 8.0 | 3.1 | |
| 1961-62 | Walt Bellamy (1) | Chicago Packers | 31.6 | 19.0 | 2.7 |
Season |
Player |
Team |
Points |
Rebounds | Assists | |
| 1960-61 | Oscar Robertson (1) | Cincinnati Royals | 30.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | |
| 1959-60 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 37.6 | 27.0 | 2.3 | |
| 1958-59 | Elgin Baylor (1) | Minneapolis Lakers | 24.9 | 15.0 | 4.1 | |
| 1957-58 | Woody Sauldsberry | Philadelphia Warriors | 12.8 | 10.3 | 0.8 | |
| 1956-57 | Tom Heinsohn | |
Boston Celtics | 16.2 | 9.8 | 1.6 |
| 1955-56 | Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals | 16.8 | 16.3 | 4.9 | |
| 1954-55 | Bob Pettit | Milwaukee Hawks | 20.4 | 13.8 | 3.2 | |
| 1953-54 | Ray Felix | Baltimore Bullets (1st) | 17.6 | 13.3 | 1.1 | |
| 1952-53 | Monk Meineke | Fort Wayne Pistons | 10.7 | 6.9 | 2.2 |
(1) First overall pick in the NBA draft that year
(2) the voting was tied and they both received the award
(3) When he won the award his name was Lew Alcindor. He changed it to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after the 1970-71 season.