Rookies Archive

  • Eddie Gottlieb ROY Trophy

    NBA Rookie of the Year Award Winners

    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...

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  • UConn Lady Huskies

    NBA Rookies Tweet: Lady Huskies’ Historic Loss

    If you’re a woman’s basketball fan, or you’ve watched SportsCenter or visited ESPN.com this morning, you’re aware that the UConn Huskies woman’s basketball team finally lost a game. Oddly enough the team to beat them was Stanford, which was also the last team that beat...

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  • DeMarcus Cousins Banner 1

    Kings Unveil Banners of Cousins and Evans

    Yesterday, the Sacramento Kings put up the two largest banners ever placed outside Arco Arena. They are both apparently 35 feet tall and 118 feet wide and one of them features the 5th overall pick from this year’s draft and Rookie of the Month for...

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  • 2010 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot

    2010 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot: Best Of

    Every year all the newly drafted players convene for the NBA Rookie Photo Shoot. This year’s photo extravaganza took place at the Madison Square Garden Training Center in Tarrytown, New York. We’ve taken some of the best pics and vids from the event and jammed them...

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  • All Summer League

    NBA Summer League: All-Rookie Teams

    Second Team Lance Stephenson – IND: 14.8 ppg | 2.3 rpg | 1.5 apg While injuries limited him to essentially 3 games, he still looked great in his first professional action. Highly touted out of high school, but not as much out of college, Stephenson...

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  • Tyreke Evans at House of Hoops

    Tyreke Evans at House of Hoops in Cherry Hill, NJ

    The House of Hoops Cherry Hill Mall location officially opened their doors August 14th.  Their Grand Opening featured Philadelphia 76ers stars Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young.  While the two represented the local team, neither has ties to the area, but that’ll change soon. At 3...

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  • Who is the ROY?

    2010 NBA Rookie of the Year Award: TRW Debates

    Well, there’s three absolute studs in the running for the 2010 Rookie of the Year.  Is it the one who improved their team the most, Jennings?  Is it the one with the historic numbers, Evans?  Or is it the one who finished strongest, Curry? Brandon...

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  • Blake Griffin

    NBA Draft Green Room Retrospective: Blake Griffin

    When you look up Blake Griffin the award list appears to be endless.  Since he began playing organized basketball, he has seemingly racked up every award given to basketball players at both the high school and collegiate levels.  The one award Blake doesn’t have, and...

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  • Brandon Jennings and Stephen Curry named March Rookies of the Month

    NBA Rookies of the Month: Curry and Jennings

    Stephen Curry and Brandon Jennings have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month for their recent performances during the month of March. Stephen Curry averaged 20 points, seven assists, four rebounds, and two steals per game in March. During that time,...

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  • Wesley Matthews

    The Unsung Hero: Wesley Matthews

    Wesley Matthews is a little known player in a small market town, so you might not even know who he is.  Despite the lack of publicity, he’s one of only a handful of rookies to start for a team that will be playing in this...

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