NBA rookie of the Year award - wikipedia NBA rookie of the Year award This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 August 2018. hide National Basketball Association awards and honors Championship O'Brien Trophy Brown Trophy ( defunct ) Individual awards All - Star Game MVP Bill Russell Finals MVP Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Community Assist Award Most Improved Player Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Sportsmanship Award Twyman -- Stokes Teammate of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Honors All - NBA Team All - Rookie Team All - Defensive Team The National Basketball Association 's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) award given to the top rookie ( s ) of the regular season. Initiated following the 1952 -- 53 NBA season, it confers the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy, named after the former Philadelphia Warriors head coach. The winner is selected by a panel of United States and Canadian sportswriters and broadcasters, each casting first, second, and third place votes ( worth five points, three points, and one point respectively ). The player ( s ) with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first - place votes, wins the award. The most recent Rookie of the Year winner is Ben Simmons. Twenty - one winners were drafted first overall. Sixteen winners have also won the NBA Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award in their careers ; Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld earning both honors the same season. Nineteen of the forty two non-active winners have been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Three seasons had joint winners -- Dave Cowens and Geoff Petrie in the 1970 -- 71 season, Grant Hill and Jason Kidd in the 1994 -- 95 season, and Elton Brand and Steve Francis in the 1999 -- 2000 season. Five players won the award unanimously ( by capturing all of the first - place votes ) -- Ralph Sampson, David Robinson, Blake Griffin, Damian Lillard, and Karl - Anthony Towns. Patrick Ewing of Jamaica, Pau Gasol of Spain, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons of Australia and Andrew Wiggins of Canada are the only winners not born in the United States. Three of these individuals have dual nationality by birth -- Wiggins and Simmons have American fathers, and both of Irving 's parents are Americans. Ewing immigrated to the Boston area at age 11, Irving moved to the United States at age 2, and Wiggins and Simmons moved to the U.S. while in high school. Gasol is the only winner trained totally outside the U.S. Contents 1 Winners 2 Unofficial winners 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Winners Wilt Chamberlain won the award in the 1959 -- 60 NBA season. Kareem Abdul - Jabbar won the award in the 1969 -- 70 NBA season. Larry Bird won the award in the 1979 -- 80 NBA season. Michael Jordan won the award in the 1984 -- 85 NBA season. Allen Iverson won the award in the 1996 -- 97 NBA season. Pau Gasol won the award in the 2001 -- 02 NBA season. LeBron James won the award in the 2003 -- 04 NBA season. Kevin Durant won the award in the 2007 -- 08 NBA season. Derrick Rose won the award in the 2008 -- 09 NBA season. Key Denotes player who is still active in the NBA * Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Denotes unanimous winners DP # Draft pick number DY Draft year Territorial pick Rookie of the Year Season Player Position Nationality Team DP # DY 1952 -- 53 Don Meineke Forward / Center United States Fort Wayne Pistons 12 1952 1953 -- 54 Ray Felix Center United States Baltimore Bullets 1953 1954 -- 55 Bob Pettit * Forward / Center United States Milwaukee Hawks 1954 1955 -- 56 Maurice Stokes * Forward / Center United States Rochester Royals 1955 1956 -- 57 Tom Heinsohn * Forward United States Boston Celtics 1956 1957 -- 58 Woody Sauldsberry Forward / Center United States Philadelphia Warriors 60 1957 1958 -- 59 Elgin Baylor * Forward United States Minneapolis Lakers 1958 1959 -- 60 Wilt Chamberlain * Center United States Philadelphia Warriors 1959 1960 -- 61 Oscar Robertson * Guard United States Cincinnati Royals 1 / T 1960 1961 -- 62 Walt Bellamy * Center United States Chicago Packers 1961 1962 -- 63 Terry Dischinger Forward / Guard United States Chicago Zephyrs 8 1962 1963 -- 64 Jerry Lucas * Forward / Center United States Cincinnati Royals 1962 1964 -- 65 Willis Reed * Center / Forward United States New York Knicks 8 1964 1965 -- 66 Rick Barry * Forward United States San Francisco Warriors 1965 1966 -- 67 Dave Bing * Guard United States Detroit Pistons 1966 1967 -- 68 Earl Monroe * Guard United States Baltimore Bullets 1967 1968 -- 69 Wes Unseld * Center / Forward United States Baltimore Bullets 1968 1969 -- 70 Lew Alcindor * Center United States Milwaukee Bucks 1969 1970 -- 71 Dave Cowens * Center / Forward United States Boston Celtics 1970 1970 -- 71 Geoff Petrie Guard United States Portland Trail Blazers 8 1970 1971 -- 72 Sidney Wicks Forward / Center United States Portland Trail Blazers 1971 1972 -- 73 Bob McAdoo * Center / Forward United States Buffalo Braves 1972 1973 -- 74 Ernie DiGregorio Guard United States Buffalo Braves 1973 1974 -- 75 Jamaal Wilkes * Forward / Guard United States Golden State Warriors 11 1975 -- 76 Alvan Adams Center / Forward United States Phoenix Suns 1976 -- 77 Adrian Dantley * Forward / Guard United States Buffalo Braves 6 1976 1977 -- 78 Walter Davis Guard / Forward United States Phoenix Suns 5 1977 1978 -- 79 Phil Ford Guard United States Kansas City Kings 1978 1979 -- 80 Larry Bird * Forward United States Boston Celtics 6 1978 1980 -- 81 Darrell Griffith Guard United States Utah Jazz 1980 1981 -- 82 Buck Williams Forward / Center United States New Jersey Nets 1981 1982 -- 83 Terry Cummings Forward United States San Diego Clippers 1982 1983 -- 84 Ralph Sampson * Center / Forward United States Houston Rockets 1984 -- 85 Michael Jordan * Guard United States Chicago Bulls 1984 1985 -- 86 Patrick Ewing * Center United States New York Knicks 1985 1986 -- 87 Chuck Person Forward United States Indiana Pacers 1986 1987 -- 88 Mark Jackson Guard United States New York Knicks 18 1988 -- 89 Mitch Richmond * Guard United States Golden State Warriors 5 1989 -- 90 David Robinson * Center United States San Antonio Spurs 1990 -- 91 Derrick Coleman Forward United States New Jersey Nets 1991 -- 92 Larry Johnson Forward United States Charlotte Hornets 1991 1992 -- 93 Shaquille O'Neal * Center United States Orlando Magic 1993 -- 94 Chris Webber Forward / Center United States Golden State Warriors 1994 -- 95 Grant Hill * Forward / Guard United States Detroit Pistons 1994 1994 -- 95 Jason Kidd * Guard United States Dallas Mavericks 1994 1995 -- 96 Damon Stoudamire Guard United States Toronto Raptors 7 1995 1996 -- 97 Allen Iverson * Guard United States Philadelphia 76ers 1997 -- 98 Tim Duncan Forward / Center United States San Antonio Spurs 1998 -- 99 Vince Carter ^ Guard / Forward United States Toronto Raptors 5 1998 1999 -- 00 Elton Brand Forward United States Chicago Bulls 1999 1999 -- 00 Steve Francis Guard United States Houston Rockets 1999 2000 -- 01 Mike Miller Forward / Guard United States Orlando Magic 5 2000 2001 -- 02 Pau Gasol ^ Forward / Center Spain Memphis Grizzlies 2002 -- 03 Amar'e Stoudemire Forward / Center United States Phoenix Suns 9 2002 2003 -- 04 LeBron James ^ Forward United States Cleveland Cavaliers 2003 2004 -- 05 Emeka Okafor ^ Center / Forward United States Charlotte Bobcats 2005 -- 06 Chris Paul ^ Guard United States New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets 2005 2006 -- 07 Brandon Roy Guard United States Portland Trail Blazers 6 2006 2007 -- 08 Kevin Durant ^ Forward United States Seattle SuperSonics 2007 2008 -- 09 Derrick Rose ^ Guard United States Chicago Bulls 2008 2009 -- 10 Tyreke Evans ^ Guard / Forward United States Sacramento Kings 2009 2010 -- 11 Blake Griffin ^ Forward United States Los Angeles Clippers 2009 2011 -- 12 Kyrie Irving ^ Guard United States Cleveland Cavaliers 2011 2012 -- 13 Damian Lillard ^ Guard United States Portland Trail Blazers 6 2012 2013 -- 14 Michael Carter - Williams ^ Guard United States Philadelphia 76ers 11 2013 2014 -- 15 Andrew Wiggins ^ Forward / Guard Canada Minnesota Timberwolves 2014 2015 -- 16 Karl - Anthony Towns ^ Center United States Minnesota Timberwolves 2015 2016 -- 17 Malcolm Brogdon ^ Guard United States Milwaukee Bucks 36 2016 2017 -- 18 Ben Simmons ^ Forward / Guard Australia Philadelphia 76ers 2016 Unofficial winners Prior to the 1952 -- 53 season, the Rookie of the Year was selected by newspaper writers ; however, the NBA does not officially recognize those players as winners. The league did publish the pre-1953 winners in their 1994 -- 95 edition of the Official NBA Guide and the 1994 Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia, but those winners have not been listed in subsequent publications. Season Player Position Nationality Team DP # DY 1947 -- 48 Paul Hoffman Guard / Forward United States Baltimore Bullets 70 1947 1948 -- 49 Howie Shannon Guard / Forward United States Providence Steamrollers 1949 1949 -- 50 Alex Groza Center United States Indianapolis Olympians 1949 1950 -- 51 Paul Arizin * Forward / Guard United States Philadelphia Warriors 1950 1951 -- 52 Bill Tosheff Guard United States Indianapolis Olympians 32 1951 1951 -- 52 Mel Hutchins Forward / Center United States Milwaukee Hawks 1951 See also National Basketball Association portal NBA Development League Rookie of the Year Award NBA Rookie of the Month Award Notes ^ Jump up to : Won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in same year. ^ Jump up to : Though drafted in 1962 by the Cincinnati Royals, Jerry Lucas did not sign with the team until 1963 when he tried to sign with the Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball League instead. He ended up sitting out the year when the deal fell through. His rookie season with the Royals began in the 1963 -- 64 season. ^ Jump up to : Denotes seasons in which joint winners were named ^ Jump up to : Though drafted in 1978 by the Boston Celtics, Larry Bird, opted to stay in college for his senior year, did not play in the NBA until 1979. His rookie season with the Celtics began in the 1979 -- 80 season. Jump up ^ Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while playing college basketball at Georgetown. He represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ^ Jump up to : Though drafted in 1987 by the San Antonio Spurs, David Robinson did not play in the NBA until 1989 due to commitments to the United States Navy. His rookie season with the Spurs began in the 1989 -- 90 season. Jump up ^ Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands, he was able to play for the U.S. internationally. He represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics ^ Jump up to : Though drafted in 2009 by the Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin missed the entire 2009 -- 10 season due to a knee injury. His rookie season with the Clippers was the 2010 -- 11 season. Jump up ^ Karl - Anthony Towns was born and raised in the United States to an American father and a Dominican mother. He has represented the Dominican Republic internationally since 2012. Jump up ^ Though drafted in 2016 by the Philadelphia 76ers, Ben Simmons missed the entire 2016 -- 17 season due to his broken right foot. His rookie season with the Sixers was the 2017 -- 18 season. References General `` Rookie of the Year Award ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 27, 2007. `` Rookie of the Year Award Winners ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` Wolves ' Towns named 2015 - 16 Kia Rookie of the Year ''. NBA.com. May 16, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Trail Blazers ' Brandon Roy Named 2006 - 07 T - Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 3, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Brand, Francis named NBA co-rookies of the year ''. CBC Sports. November 10, 2000. Retrieved July 13, 2008. Jump up ^ `` It 's unanimous : Karl - Anthony Towns gets every first - place vote for Rookie of the Year ''. StarTribune.com. Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Bargnani becomes first European top NBA draft pick ''. People 's Daily Online. June 29, 2006. Retrieved June 16, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jerry Lucas Bio ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Larry Bird Bio ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2008. Jump up ^ Ralph Wiley ( January 7, 1985 ). `` The Master Of The Key : After years of relying on others to unlock doors for him, Georgetown 's center Patrick Ewing will soon go off on his own ''. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008. Jump up ^ `` All - Time USA Basketball Men 's Roster : E ''. USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008. Jump up ^ Dave Anderson ( May 18, 1987 ). `` Sports of the Times ; The Robinson Plot Thickens ''. The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2008. Jump up ^ `` David Robinson ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 20, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Virgin Islands ''. CIA World Factbook. Retrieved August 12, 2008. Jump up ^ `` All - Time USA Basketball Men 's Roster : D ''. USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Griffin 's rookie season lost to injury ''. ESPN.com. January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010. Jump up ^ Zgoda, Jerry ( June 26, 2015 ). `` Karl - Anthony Towns taken No. 1 by Wolves ; Tyus Jones acquired in trade with Cavaliers ''. Star Tribune. Retrieved June 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Calipari makes Dominican team roster cuts ''. WKYT. June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Philadelphia 76ers announce Ben Simmons done for season ''. NBA.com. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Friedman, David ( March 2, 2009 ). `` Bill Tosheff : NBA Co-Rookie of the Year and Tireless Advocate for the `` Pre-1965ers ''. 20 Second Timeout. Retrieved September 1, 2011. Jump up ^ Goldstein, Allan ( October 30, 1994 ). `` NBA forgot it honored Hoffman ''. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 1, 2011. Jump up ^ Sachare, Alex ( 1994 ). The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. New York : Villard Books. p. 371. ISBN 978 - 0 - 679 - 43293 - 7. NBA Rookie of the Year Award 1953 : Meineke 1954 : Felix 1955 : Pettit 1956 : Stokes 1957 : Heinsohn 1958 : Sauldsberry 1959 : Baylor 1960 : Chamberlain 1961 : Robertson 1962 : Bellamy 1963 : Dischinger 1964 : Lucas 1965 : Reed 1966 : Barry 1967 : Bing 1968 : Monroe 1969 : Unseld 1970 : Alcindor 1971 : Cowens & Petrie 1972 : Wicks 1973 : McAdoo 1974 : DiGregorio 1975 : Wilkes 1976 : Adams 1977 : Dantley 1978 : Davis 1979 : Ford 1980 : Bird 1981 : Griffith 1982 : Williams 1983 : Cummings 1984 : Sampson 1985 : Jordan 1986 : Ewing 1987 : Person 1988 : Jackson 1989 : Richmond 1990 : Robinson 1991 : Coleman 1992 : Johnson 1993 : O'Neal 1994 : Webber 1995 : Hill & Kidd 1996 : Stoudamire 1997 : Iverson 1998 : Duncan 1999 : Carter 2000 : Brand & Francis 2001 : Miller 2002 : Gasol 2003 : Stoudemire 2004 : James 2005 : Okafor 2006 : Paul 2007 : Roy 2008 : Durant 2009 : Rose 2010 : Evans 2011 : Griffin 2012 : Irving 2013 : Lillard 2014 : Carter - Williams 2015 : Wiggins 2016 : Towns 2017 : Brogdon 2018 : Simmons Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award&oldid=857116576 '' Categories : National Basketball Association awards National Basketball Association lists Awards established in 1953 Rookie player awards Hidden categories : Wikipedia pending changes protected pages Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Bosanski Català Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Latviešu Lietuvių 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Sicilianu Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 21 more Edit links This page was last edited on 29 August 2018, at 17 : 34 ( UTC ). 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Question: who votes for nba rookie of the year
Answer: a panel of United States and Canadian sportswriters and broadcasters