NBA Rookies

One shining moment in the NCAA tournament does not necessarily equal success in the NBA.

Award could depend on whether voters like their point guards to score or pass.

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving was named today as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in the months of December and January. Irving averaged 18.1 points on .511 shooting, 3.3 rebounds and 4.9 as...

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ point guard Ricky Rubio has been named the NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month, respectively, for games played from the start of the season (Dec. 25) through January. Rubio ranks fifth among rookies in scoring...

Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers have only played twelve games this season, but he has cemented himself as the favorite to win Rookie of the Year. He has helped turn around a Cavs team that only won 19 games a season ago, and he has done so i...

Kyrie Irving was atop most draft boards when the Cavaliers selected him first back in June. That does not mean the pick was a slam dunk, can’t miss obvious kind of selection. Due to the injury suffered early on in his only season at Duke, there...

Many are coming to realize there was more to this draft class than some had predicted.

At the start of this shortened season, these rankings will reflect which rookies had the best week. That means the rankings could swing wildly from week to week.