The National Basketball Association’s Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. The winner receives the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy—named in honor of the Philadelphia Warriors head coach.
Below is a history of each seasons Rookie of the Year Award winner since the award began in the 1952-53 NBA season.
| SEASON | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Blake Griffin | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2009-10 | Tyreke Evans | Sacramento Kings |
| 2008-09 | Derrick Rose | Chicago Bulls |
| 2007-08 | Kevin Durant | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2006-07 | Brandon Roy | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2005-06 | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2004-05 | Emeka Okafor | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2003-04 | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2002-03 | Amar'e Stoudemire | Phoenix Suns |
| 2001-02 | Pau Gasol | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2000-01 | Mike Miller | Orlando Magic |
| 1999-00 | Elton Brand, Steve Francis | Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets |
| 1998-99 | Vince Carter | Toronto Raptors |
| 1997-98 | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1996-97 | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1995-96 | Damon Stoudamire | Toronto Raptors |
| 1994-95 | Grant Hill, Jason Kidd | Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks |
| 1993-94 | Chris Webber | Golden State Warriors |
| 1992-93 | Shaquille O'Neal | Orlando Magic |
| 1991-92 | Larry Johnson | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1990-91 | Derrick Coleman | New Jersey Nets |
| 1989-90 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1988-89 | Mitch Richmond | Golden State Warriors |
| 1987-88 | Mark Jackson | New York Knicks |
| 1986-87 | Chuck Person | Indiana Pacers |
| 1985-86 | Patrick Ewing | New York Knicks |
| 1984-85 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1983-84 | Ralph Sampson | Houston Rockets |
| 1982-83 | Terry Cummings | San Diego Clippers |
| 1981-82 | Buck Williams | New Jersey Nets |
| 1980-81 | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz |
| 1979-80 | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics |
| 1978-79 | Phil Ford | Kansas City Kings |
| 1977-78 | Walter Davis | Phoenix Suns |
| 1976-77 | Adrian Dantley | Buffalo Braves |
| 1975-76 | Alvan Adams | Phoenix Suns |
| 1974-75 | Keith Wilkes | Golden State Warriors |
| 1973-74 | Ernie DiGregorio | Buffalo Braves |
| 1972-73 | Bob McAdoo | Buffalo Braves |
| 1971-72 | Sidney Wicks | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1970-71 | Dave Cowens, Geoff Petrie | Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1969-70 | Lew Alcindor | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1968-69 | Wes Unseld | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1967-68 | Earl Monroe | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1966-67 | Dave Bing | Detroit Pistons |
| 1965-66 | Rick Barry | San Francisco Warriors |
| 1964-65 | Willis Reed | New York Knicks |
| 1963-64 | Jerry Lucas | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1962-63 | Terry Dischinger | Chicago Zephyrs |
| 1961-62 | Walt Bellamy | Chicago Packers |
| 1960-61 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals |
| 1959-60 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1958-59 | Elgin Baylor | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1957-58 | Woody Sauldsberry | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1956-57 | Tom Heinsohn | Boston Celtics |
| 1955-56 | Maurice Stokes | Rochester Royals |
| 1954-55 | Bob Pettit | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1953-54 | Ray Felix | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1952-53 | Don Meineke | Fort Wayne Pistons |
*Source: NBA Encyclopedia
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