Chet Holmgren’s rookie year stats are insane. 15.7 pts, 2.6 assists, and 7.5 rebounds (with 2 blocks and 1 steal) per game.
Throw in his shooting splits of 52.7 / 46.3 / 90, a feat achieved only by nine other players in the NBA, and you not only have an argument for rookie of the year but a historic one at that.
For comparison, Wembanyama is averaging 18.6 points, 2.5 assists, and 9.3 rebounds (with 2.4 blocks and 1 steal) per game, but at much less efficient 43.2 / 28.3 / 76.6 shooting splits.
Regardless, excited to witness the dawn of what could be basketball’s next great rivalry.
Who do you guys think deserves ROY?
There’s an old video out there on YouTube showing Hubie Brown calling a game from '78 (I think) that featured Bill Cartwright versus Joe Barry Carroll, and Hubie Brown states, “this is the future of the NBA.”
Maybe closer to that.