Who Won the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year?

The 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year Award goes to ________.

Zion Williamson

Zion Williamson is the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year. Williamson is a 6-foot-7, 285-pound forward from Duke. Williamson was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft.

Averaged 22.5 points per game

One of the most dominant players in college basketball, Zion Williamson was the consensus National Player of the Year, won every major individual award, and led Duke to the Elite Eight in his lone season of college basketball. The 6-foot-7, 285-pound Williamson was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.

Williamson averaged 22.5 points per game on 58.3% shooting, 6.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 blocks in 29.7 minutes per game during his rookie season. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the first player in Pelicans franchise history to win the award.

Averaged 6.3 rebounds per game

In his rookie season, Zion Williamson averaged 6.3 rebounds per game, which was the second-highest average among all first-year players behind only New York Knicks’ center Mitchell Robinson (7.3). Among all rookies, Williamson also ranked sixth in blocks per game (0.9) and tenth in steals per game (0.8).

Averaged 2.1 assists per game

Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans was unanimously voted the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft averaged 22.5 points and 2.1 assists per game in his first season.

Ja Morant

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was unanimously voted the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Monday. Morant, 20, becomes the sixth player in NBA history to receive all first-place votes and is the first since Blake Griffin in 2009-10.

Averaged 17.6 points per game

Ja Morant, who was drafted second overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA draft, averaged 17.6 points per game during his rookie season, en route to being named the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year.

Averaged 3.5 rebounds per game

Ja Morant, the 2nd pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, won the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year. The 6’3″ point guard from Murray State averaged 17.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game during his rookie season. Morant led the league in triple-doubles by a rookie with 3 and helped lead the Memphis Grizzlies to the 8th seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

Averaged 7.0 assists per game

Morant finished the season averaging 17.8 points, 7.0 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game, shooting 49.1% from the field and 36.3% from three-point range. He was named a finalist for the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, alongside Kendrick Nunn and Tyler Herro, and ultimately won the award.

RJ Barrett

RJ Barrett of the New York Knicks is the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year. Barrett averaged 22.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game during his rookie season. He is the first Knicks player to win the award since Mark Jackson in 1987.

Averaged 14.3 points per game

Barrett, shooting guard for the New York Knicks, was the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. In his rookie season, he averaged 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Barrett was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

Averaged 5.0 rebounds per game

In his freshman season at Duke, Barrett averaged 22.6 points, 4.3 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game, shooting 45.4 percent from the field and 33.8 percent from three-point range. He was named the ACC Rookie of the Year and a second-team All-American by the Associated Press.

Averaged 2.6 assists per game

RJ Barrett averaged 2.6 assists per game during his 2020 NBA rookie season with the New York Knicks. This placed him third among all rookies, behind only Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies (10.0) and Kendrick Nunn of the Miami Heat (3.4). Barrett’s assist average was also the ninth-highest among all Knicks players, regardless of experience level.