Every year, a rookie is chosen in the NBA as the Rookie of the Year. This player showcases excellence among all rookies. More often than not, the player exceeds in offense, rather than defense. Below is a list of the the rookie of the year from every year since the 1952-1953 season.
Year Player Team 1952-53 Don Meineke Fort Wayne 1953-54 Ray Felix Baltimore 1954-55 Bob Pettit Milwaukee 1955-56 Maurice Stokes Rochester 1956-57 Tom Heinsohn Boston 1957-58 Woody Sauldsberry Philadelphia 1958-59 Elgin Baylor Minneapolis 1959-60 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia 1960-61 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati 1961-62 Walt Bellamy Chicago 1962-63 Terry Dischinger Chicago 1963-64 Jerry Lucas Cincinnati 1964-65 Willis Reed New York 1965-66 Rick Barry San Francisco 1966-67 Dave Bing Detroit 1967-68 Earl Monroe Baltimore 1968-69 Wes Unseld Baltimore 1969-70 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee 1970-71 Dave Cowens Boston Geoff Petrie Portland 1971-72 Sidney Wicks Portland 1972-73 Bob McAdoo Buffalo 1973-74 Ernie DiGregorio Buffalo 1974-75 Keith Wilkes Golden State 1975-76 Alvan Adams Phoenix 1976-77 Adrian Dantley Buffalo 1977-78 Walter Davis Phoenix 1978-79 Phil Ford Kansas City 1979-80 Larry Bird Boston 1980-81 Darrell Griffith Utah 1981-82 Buck Williams New Jersey 1982-83 Terry Cummings San Diego 1983-84 Ralph Sampson Houston 1984-85 Michael Jordan Chicago 1985-86 Patrick Ewing New York 1986-87 Chuck Person Indiana 1987-88 Mark Jackson New York 1988-89 Mitch Richmond Golden State 1989-90 David Robinson San Antonio 1990-91 Derrick Coleman New Jersey 1991-92 Larry Johnson Charlotte 1992-93 Shaquille O'Neal Orlando 1993-94 Chris Webber Golden State 1994-95 Grant Hill Detroit Jason Kidd Dallas 1995-96 Damon Stoudamire Toronto 1996-97 Allen Iverson Philadelphia 1997-98 Tim Duncan San Antonio 1998-99 Vince Carter Toronto 1999-00 Elton Brand Chicago Steve Francis Houston 2000-01 Mike Miller Orlando
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