- ABC News
- May 6, 2024
Victor Wembanyama came into the NBA with massive expectations and he responded with one of the best rookie campaigns the league has ever seen. Wembanyama was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Monday, garnering all 99 first-place votes. Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, came in second with 98 second-place votes. Last season's No. 2 pick, Charlotte's Brandon Miller, came in third place. Wembanyama becomes the sixth unanimous Rookie of the Year in NBA history joining Ralph Sampson (1984), David Robinson (1990), Blake Griffin (2011), Damian Lillard (2013) and Karl-Anthony Towns (2016). He also joins the Spurs' other two No. 1 picks in franchise history as winners of the award joining Robinson and Tim Duncan (1998). "My goals were always to help my team as best as I could and get better as the year went on," Wembanyama said from San Antonio on TNT after the award was announced on the network's...