Annual Awards: Rookie of the Year

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Rookie of the Year

The Eddie Gottlieb Trophy; voting by 115-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Each ballot has one entry.

PosVotes
Allen Iverson, PhiladelphiaG44
Stephon Marbury, MinnesotaG35
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, VancouverF25
Antoine Walker, BostonF6
Kerry Kittles, New JerseyG5

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