Stephon Castle won the NBA Rookie in the year, joined her wumbie as spurs return back

Stephon Castle There was no secret about it: He wanted to be a novice of the year.

And he did it – a wide margin.

The San Antonio Spurs They now have winners back back to the prize Victor Vembaniama Last year and the castle this season. The castle was the fifth novice in the history of Spurs to achieve more than 1,000 points.

It was unilateral in voting. The castle has received 92 first place votes, easy running dressing Zaharie Risacher the Atlanta Hawks and a third place finisher Jailen Wells the Memphis Grizzlies. Risacher got five first place votes, the wells got the other three.

“I come with all the confidence I had in myself as a player, it was definitely my goal of 1. Days,” said the castle on the TNT, which broadcasts the revealing results. “I’m just happy to do that.”

The victory of the castle marked the second time in more than half a century that one franchise returned back with top honor. Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins (now from Miami) and Karl-Anthony Cities (Now New York) voted in Rocky of the year in 2015 and 2016 years.

The last instance of the team returned before that: 1973. and 1974. year, when Bob Mcadoo and Ernie Digramorio pulled him to the chest in Buffalo.

“I’m so excited by watching him play,” he said Chris PaulThe castle is a Backcourt partner this season in San Antonio. “The First Thing That I Want to see in a teammate or anybody is. That’ll Take You Further Than Talent Any Day. And I Saw Immediately was that he was competitive. And was like, ‘ok, Cool. This is Going To Be Easy.'”

The castle led all the novices this season in points (1,190) and steals (74). Risacher finished strong, won the eastern Rookie conference in the month and for February and March. The wells led all novices in games (74) and 3-pointers (138, matching from total published by Washington’s Bub Carrington).

Risacher – who called from France, like Vembaniam – wanted to give NBA The first instance of international players in terms of award in consecutive years from Australia Ben Simmons and Slovenia Luka Dončić 2018 and 2019 years. Exercise has been offered by Memphis “first noked year since Me more 2020. years.

The award from the award was voted by a Global Panel of 100 writers and broadcasters covering the league and balists from the Balus shortly after the regular season.

Alex Washington Sarr was the fourth in voting, followed by Memphis’ Zach Edea in Fifth and Miami Kel’el Vare in the sixth. Philadelphia is Jared McCain – who was a free start before injuring – and Chicago Matas Buzelis ended up in the seventh in the vote.

Other prizes that were part of that voice and were already presented to their results: Cleveland’s Evan Moblei won a defensive player of the year, New York Jalen Brunson The winning clutch player of the year and Boston Paiton Pritchard won sixth man of the year.

Wednesday is the most popular player – Cade Cunningham since Detroit, Disin Daniels From Atlanta, or the edge of the tooth from the Los Angeles Clipor – will be published.

Other awards announced Leagues from the end of the regular season: Stephen Curri Curry Glance State The Twiman-Stokes Teamate year years and Warriors teammate Draimond Green won the crowd award.

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