Victor Wembanyama had a year like no rookie in NBA history. Others scored more points, others grabbed more rebounds, others had more blocks, others made more steals. But never had there been a player who, in Year 1 of their career, posted all these averages — at least 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks and 1.2 steals per game.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama celebrates a score with guard Devonte’ Graham during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in San Antonio, Friday, April 12, 2024. San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama throws a small basketball with his signature into the stands after an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in San Antonio. Wembanyama did not play in the game.
Others scored more points, others grabbed more rebounds, others had more blocks, others made more steals. But never had there been a player who, in Year 1 of his career, posted all these averages — at least 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.6 blocks and 1.2 steals per game.The long-expected result became reality on Monday, when the Spurs’ star from France was announced as the NBA’s rookie of the year.
Wembanyama became the first international winner of the award since Dallas’ Luka Doncic in 2019 and the fifth such winner in the last 10 seasons. Andrew Wiggins won in 2015, Karl-Anthony Towns won in 2016, Ben Simmons won in 2018 and Doncic followed the next season.
The rookie award may be the start of a big week for Wembanyama, who will be in the top three finishers for Defensive Player of the Year as well. That award gets announced Tuesday, with Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert and Miami’s Bam Adebayo the other finalists. The NBA will reveal the MVP — either Denver’s Nikola Jokic, Dallas’ Luka Doncic or Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — on Wednesday.Reynolds is the national basketball writer for The Associated Press. He’s based in Miami, has covered the Heat since 2003 and has covered every Winter and Summer Olympics since 2002.
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