NBA Rookie of the Year (ROY) 2024: Top 5 candidates ft. Victor Wembanyama (Week 25)

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#3 Brandon Miller

• Last week: 3 games (1 win - 2 losses)
• Season: 74
• Last week: 17.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.5 APG and 1.0 SPG
• Season: 17.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG and 2.4 APG

Brandon Miller continued his strong showing to finish his rookie season with a flourish. He has validated his status as the No. 2 pick of the 2023 draft since mid-February. The Charlotte Hornets should be thankful to Michael Jordan for picking him instead of Scoot Henderson.

Miller deserves the No. 3 spot in the weekly NBA Rookie of the Year race.

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#2 Chet Holmgren

• Last week: 4 games (4 wins - 0 loss)
• Season: 82
• Last week: 14.8 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.0 SPG and 1.5 BPG
• Season: 16.5 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 2.4 APG and 2.3 BPG

Chet Holmgren had an unbeaten Week 25 to help the OKC Thunder to the top of the totem pole in the Western Conference. He played his 82nd game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks, the only rookie to play every game. After questions of durability hounded him all season, he has proven that he is built for the tough grind.

He is deserving of the No. 2 spot in the weekly NBA Rookie of the Year race.

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#1 Victor Wembanyama

• Last week: 2 games ( 2 wins - 0 loss)
• Season: 71
• Last week: 26.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 5.5 APG and 4.5 BPG
• Season: 21.4 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 3.9 APG, 3.6 BPG and 1.2 SPG

Victor Wembanyama may have put an exclamation point to the NBA Rookie of the Year race with an incredible performance against the Denver Nuggets. “Wemby” led the crippled Spurs to a stunning 23-point comeback win versus Nikola Jokic and the defending champs. Insane expectations were put on his shoulders since Day 1 and he blasted through every one of them.

The Frenchman is deserving of the No. 1 spot in the weekly and even entire race for the NBA Rookie of the Year award.