At this moment, the favorite to earn this Rookie of the Year award is Miami's Kel’el Ware, who has only started in four games so far this season.

At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season's NBA rookie class. There is no Paolo Banchero. And there's no Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin,

The NBA Rookie Of The Year race has been a roller coaster this season. Entering the year, Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey stood as the favorite, given his NB

The top NBA Rookie of the Year contenders get added attention with the All-Star weekend on the horizon. With the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars Game happening in mid-February, there is increased scrutiny on the best first-year pros.

Eight of the 10 players on this week’s Ladder were chosen to compete in the Castrol Rising Stars event at All-Star Weekend. The other two in the official rookies pool have made multiple appearances here: Philadelphia’s Jared McCain (injured) and the Lakers’ Dalton Knecht.

The reserves will join the starters who were announced last week at the All-Star Game in the Chase Center in San Francisco on Feb. 16.

Former IU big man Kel'el Ware currently has the best odds to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award. Former Purdue center Zach Edey is among top 5.

When Kel’el Ware was drafted 15th by the Miami Heat last June, it wasn’t certain when the Indiana product would break into Miami’s rotation — after all, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra focuses more on the game ahead than he presumes anything about the big picture.

With the injury to Jalen Johnson Atlanta Hawks rookie Forward Zaccharie Risacher should become a much bigger part of the offense and could play his way to a rookie of the year award.

Most rookies struggle in the NBA and continue to improve over the years. However, here are 10 players that peaked as rookies in the NBA.

NBA Rookie of the Year race is heating up, and former UConn star guard Stephon Castle is right in the thick of it.  While Castle isn’t the most efficie

Wizards center Alex Sarr becomes the new betting favorite to win NBA Rookie of the Year, surpassing Grizzlies center Zach Edey