There was no surprise when the winner of the 2018-19 NBA Rookie of the Year was announced on Monday night at the NBA Awards.
Luka Doncic, the Dallas Maverick’s breakout young star, was crowned the best first-year player last season in the NBA with a total of 98 out of a possible 100 first-place votes.
Voters elected Doncic as Rookie of the Year ahead of two other finalists, the Atlanta Hawk’s Trae Young and the Phoenix Sun’s DeAndre Ayton.
Despite the strong years that both of those players turned in, neither could match up to what last year’s #3 overall pick did with the Mavs last season. Doncic averaged 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game at the ripe age of 20.
Despite not being old enough to drink in the United States, the Serbian-born forward established himself as one of the league’s brightest future stars in his first season playing basketball stateside.
