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Victor Wembanyama averaged a dominant 21.4 factors, 10.6 rebounds, and three.58 blocks per recreation in his rookie season. He performed a median of 29.7 minutes a recreation.
After being hit with chants of “overrated” throughout his first-ever recreation at Madison Sq. Backyard, the San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama has confirmed the naysayers mistaken by touchdown the NBA’s Rookie of the Yr (ROTY) award.
Certainly, Wembanyama received the popularity Monday by unanimous vote. ROTY’s winner is decided by a worldwide panel of sports activities journalists.
The 7-foot-4 Frenchman is the third participant in franchise historical past to win ROTY. The opposite two have been legendary Spurs David Robison in 1990 and Tim Duncan in 1998.
The award was introduced by 1993 Rookie of the Yr Shaquille O’Neal on TNT moments earlier than tipoff for the New York Knicks’ 121-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
“My targets have been all the time to assist my crew the most effective that I might and get higher because the 12 months went on,” Wembanyama instructed Shaq and different Contained in the NBA commentators. “I knew that with the intention to do that, I must be individually good on the court docket and dominant. So, it was an enormous factor for me and an enormous factor to get. It is all the time been actually vital, so I am glad it is lastly official.”
Wembanyama averaged a dominant 21.4 factors, 10.6 rebounds and three.58 blocks per recreation. His common taking part in time was 29.7 minutes. Regardless of his superb season, Wembanyama stated he is able to get again to work and proceed bettering his recreation.
“There’s so much I wish to work on, there’s so much [Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich] needs me to work on and the coaches, so I’m excited,” he stated. “One huge factor I can let you know is [I am] already engaged on my steadiness and my power — studying to know my physique higher.”
Wemby is probably not completed gathering awards this season, although. He is additionally nominated for Defensive Participant of the Yr, which shall be introduced Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CST earlier than the Boston Celtics tackle the Cleveland Cavaliers on TNT.
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