For the second time this season, Spurs rookie Stephon Fort has been named NBA Rookie of the Month. He additionally gained the award again in January, making him the fourth Spur to win the award a number of instances, together with David Robinson, Tim Duncan and Victor Wembanyama. Per the Spurs’ official press launch:
For the month, Fort appeared in 17 video games (10 begins), averaging a rookie-best 19.5 factors to go along with 4.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 28.8minutes. The 2025 Rising Stars MVP scored in double figures in 15-of-17 video games, together with 9 video games with 20-or-more (4 of these coming off the bench). He was the one rookie to make 100+ discipline objectives (118) within the month. Fort’s 70 free throws made led all first-year gamers and his 81 assists ranked second. From March 14-29, Fort had a streak of 9 video games the place he scored at the least 15 factors, turning into the sixth Spurs rookie all-time with such a streak.
Fort averaged 25.5 factors, 6.3 assists and 6.3 rebounds towards the highest three defenses within the league in March. On March 2 vs. Oklahoma Metropolis, he completed with 32 factors, 8 rebounds and three assists. He adopted that up with 22 factors, 11 rebounds and eight assists at Cleveland on March 27. Two nights later he recorded 22 factors, 8 assists and a couple of rebounds vs. Boston on March 29.
The primary-year guard handed out a season-best 14 assists to go together with 17 factors, 5 rebounds and three steals in a 128-120 victory over Philadelphia on March 21. He’s the primary rookie since Josh Giddey (Jan. 1, 2022) to have a sport with these stats.
Fort is the one rookie with 1,000+ factors this season. Amongst rookie league leaders, he ranks first in scoring (14.2 ppg), FGM (372) and FTM (210), is second in steals (.95) and fourth in assists (3.7).
The winner within the East was Zaccharie Risacher, who has come on robust after a comparatively sluggish begin to his NBA profession (at the least by high total choose requirements), and whereas Hawks followers have been making an attempt to push his case for Rookie of the 12 months recently, it looks like Fort has the award within the bag due to a stronger throughout season, though it is probably not unanimous.
Congrats, to Steph! Simply 8 extra video games to make his case.
