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NBA set to give out Rookie of the Year award; Flagg, Knueppel and Edgecombe finalists
TL;DR
The NBA will announce the Rookie of the Year award tonight, with Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and VJ Edgecombe as finalists. Flagg and Knueppel, former Duke teammates, are expected to finish first and second in rookie scoring.
Key points
- NBA Rookie of the Year award announcement tonight
- Finalists include Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and VJ Edgecombe
- Flagg and Knueppel were Duke teammates last season
- They are expected to finish first and second in rookie scoring
- First college teammates to achieve this since 2004-05
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Dallas' Cooper Flagg and Charlotte's Kon Knueppel were Duke teammates last season. For the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, they're basically rivals.
The former Blue Devils were expected to finish first and second — in some order — for the NBA's rookie award, which will be announced shortly past 7 p.m. EDT on Monday. Flagg and Knueppel were first and second in rookie scoring this season, the first former college teammates to do that since UConn stars Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon did in 2004-05.
Philadelphia's VJ Edgecombe is also a finalist for the rookie honor.
“NBA ROTY announced tonight, still hoping for a tie,” read a post on Duke basketball's X account Monday.
Such a finish isn't unheard of.
There have been three ties for Rookie of the Year — two of them involving Duke players, Elton Brand and Grant Hill. Brand and Steve Francis tied in 2000, Hill and Jason Kidd in 1995 and Dave Cowens and Geoff Petrie tied in 1971.
The rookie award is the sixth to be announced by the NBA since the end of the regular season. The others:
— San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama was the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year.
— Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got 96 of a possible 100 first-place votes to win the award.
Q&A
Who are the finalists for the NBA Rookie of the Year award?
The finalists for the NBA Rookie of the Year award are Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and VJ Edgecombe.
When will the NBA Rookie of the Year award be announced?
The NBA Rookie of the Year award will be announced shortly after 7 p.m. EDT on Monday.
What is significant about Flagg and Knueppel's rookie scoring?
Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel are the first former college teammates to finish first and second in rookie scoring since Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon in the 2004-05 season.
