NBA Rookie of the Year Award

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National Basketball Association award basketball award

The NBA Rookie of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding first-year player in the National Basketball Association regular season.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Basketball Association award → basketball award →
awardFor	best first-year player in NBA regular season → most outstanding rookie player →
category	Awards established in the 1950s → NBA regular season awards → Rookie player awards →
competition	National Basketball Association → surface form: "NBA"
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
eligibility	NBA rookie players →
eligibilityDetail	players in their first NBA season →
firstAwarded	1952–53 NBA season →
formerTrophyName	Eddie Gottlieb Trophy →
frequency	annual →
givenBy	National Basketball Association →
governingBody	NBA Board of Governors →
hasGenderRestriction	no →
hasHadCoWinners	yes →
hasOfficialStatisticsBasis	yes →
hasTrophy	yes →
inception	1953 →
isIndividualAward	yes →
isMajorNBAHonor	yes →
isPostseasonAward	no →
isTeamAward	no →
languageOfOrganization	English →
league	National Basketball Association →
mediaCoverage	national sports media in the United States →
namedAfter	Eddie Gottlieb →
notableCoWinnersExample	Grant Hill and Jason Kidd (1994–95 season) →
phaseOfSeasonConsidered	regular season only →
presentedIn	NBA regular season →
primaryRegion	North America →
relatedAward	NBA Coach of the Year → surface form: "NBA Coach of the Year Award" NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award → NBA Executive of the Year Award → NBA Most Improved Player Award → NBA Most Valuable Player Award → NBA Rookie of the Month awards → surface form: "NBA Rookie of the Month Award" NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award →
selectionCriteria	performance during rookie regular season →
selectionProcess	voting by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters →
sport	basketball →
sportLevel	professional →
statisticsConsidered	assists → overall impact on team success → points → rebounds →
teamSport	yes →
typicalAnnouncementTime	after conclusion of NBA regular season →

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Damian Lillard → RookieOfTheYearAward → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

this entity surface form: "NBA Rookie of the Year 2013"

LeBron James → RookieOfTheYearAward → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

this entity surface form: "2003–04 NBA Rookie of the Year"

Ben Simmons → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Brandon Roy → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

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David William Cowens → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Derrick Rose → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Earl Monroe (honored) → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

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Geoff Petrie → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Kyrie Irving → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Luka Dončić → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Sidney Wicks → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Terry Dischinger → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Willis Reed → awardReceived → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

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NBA Awards → includes → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

WNBA Rookie of the Year Award → isAnalogOf → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

NBA Executive of the Year Award → isDifferentFrom → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

David William Cowens → notableAchievement → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

Westley → notableAchievement → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

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NBA Awards → notableAward → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

NBA Coach of the Year → relatedAward → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

NBA Most Valuable Player Award → relatedAward → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award → relatedAward → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

NBA COTY → relatedTo → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →

NBA Most Improved Player Award → relatedTo → NBA Rookie of the Year Award →