1 pick to win the award in the season immediately after getting drafted since Karl-Anthony Towns in 2016 Ben Simmons won the award in 2018, two years after he went No. Kessler got the two first-place votes that Banchero didn't receive.īanchero is the first No. Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder was second and Walker Kessler of the Utah Jazz was third. I'm glad I was able to do it.”īanchero got 98 of the 100 first-place votes from a panel of writers and broadcasters who cover the league. It was just a goal I've always had, something I had my eye on from the second I got drafted. “He looked at me and he asked me if I was going to be rookie of the year,” Banchero said. Banchero, on the TNT broadcast of the announcement, recalled a conversation he had with Miller on draft night. He became the third player to win rookie of the year as a member of the Magic, joining Shaquille O’Neal in 1993 and Mike Miller - who represents Banchero - in 2001. And he won rookie of the month four times, each of those announcements only further indicating that he was ahead of the field. He had 15 games of at least 25 points and 40 games of at least 20 points, both the most among rookies this season. The former Duke standout averaged 20 points per game. 1 in last year’s draft.īanchero was announced Tuesday night as the overwhelming winner of the top rookie award for this season, after the Orlando forward led all first-year players in scoring and helped the Magic improve from a 22-win last season to a 34-win club that contended for a play-in berth this season. Paolo Banchero became the frontrunner to win Rookie of the Year race from the very moment that he went No.
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