Portland's Brandon Roy Wins NBA's Rookie of the Year
The NBA announced today that the Portland Trailblazers' Brandon Roy wins ROY... he won himself?? No, Roy won this year's Rookie of the Year award for his efforts on the basketball court.
Roy was the Pacific-10 Conference's Player of the Year his senior season at Washington. He was drafted with the sixth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves, then traded to Portland for the draft rights to Randy Foye.
The 6-foot-6, 229-pound guard was named the West's Rookie of the Month in January, February and March. He also made the All-Star game's rookie squad. He scored at least 20 points 16 times, including a career-high 29 against Utah on April 4.
The voting wasn't even close on this one... Roy received 127 of 128 first-place votes from sports writers and broadcasters. Toronto's Andrea Bargnani finished a distant second in the voting, and Memphis' Rudy Gay finished third.
Portland coach Nate McMillan had nothing but good words to say about Roy:
"It's rare to see a rookie step in, assume a leadership role and become a go-to guy as Brandon did this past season," Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan said in a statement. "Brandon is a phenomenal young talent and has a chance to become a very special player in this league."
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