This season, rookie Victor Wembanyama met — if not blew past — the high expectations that swirled around him when he landed with the Spurs as the league's No. 1 draft pick. Little surprise then that the 7-foot-4 Frenchman on Monday was nominated for two of the NBA’s most prestigious awards: Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) and Rookie of the Year (ROTY). A global panel of sports journalists picks three finalists for each of the NBA’s annual awards.
Coinciding with an unprecedented first season in the NBA, Chet Holmgren was named a finalist for the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year award, as well as Victor Wem
Connor Bedard 's rookie season was downright impressive. Perhaps the NHL's most-hyped No. 1 pick ever, Bedard has been setting league and team marks both on and off the ice for the Blackhawks since the moment his name was called on June 28, 2023. And the statistical accolades for forward's rookie campaign are almost endless. He led Chicago in goals (tied at 22), assists (39) and points (61) despite missing 14 games with a broken jaw from January into early February. His goal and point...
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San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama became the first player in NBA history to be selected as one of three finalists for both the league’s Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards.
CHICAGO -- It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for the Cubs’ rookies to start the season. Those rookies stepped up big time in the Cubs’ 5-3 win over the Marlins on Saturday night in Game 2 after Chicago’s 3-2 loss in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field.
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Get ready for some exciting baseball talk as Jr. MLB Analyst Jack Taylor joins the Steve Cochran Show to delve into Cubs rookie Michael Busch’s incredible feat of tying a Cubs record with homers in five consecutive games, the struggles of the White Sox this season, and Jack’s top pick for standout Cubs player.
Against the backdrop of "all-in," the hangover of another playoff collapse
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