Who was the 1973-74 NBA Rookie of the Year?

Answer 1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (known at the time as Lew Alcindor) was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1969-70. He won the award after scoring 28.8 PPG, grabbing 14.5 RPG and passing 4.1 APG for his Milwaukee Bucks in his first season. That same season he also won All-Rookie 1st team, All-Defensive 2nd team and All-NBA 2nd team.

Answer 2

Larry Bird was the 1979-80 NBA Rookie of the year. During his first season in the league, while playing with the Boston Celtics, Bird averaged 21.3 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.7 SPG and 0.6 BPG in 36.0 MPG.

Answer 3

Adrian Dantley was the 1976-77 NBA Rookie of the year. During his first season in the league, while playing with the Buffalo Braves, Dantley averaged 20.3 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.2 SPG and 0.2 BPG in 36.6 MPG.

Answer 4

Ernie DiGregorio was the 1973-74 NBA Rookie of the year. During his first season in the league, while playing with the Buffalo Braves, DiGregorio averaged 15.2 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 8.2 APG, 0.7 SPG and 0.1 BPG in 35.9 MPG.

Answer 5

Wes Unseld was the 1968-69 NBA Rookie of the year. During his first season in the league, while playing with the Baltimore Bullets, Unseld averaged 13.8 PPG, 18.2 RPG and 2.6 APG in 36.2 MPG. Unseld also won the MVP award that season, becoming only the second NBA player to ever win both Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season (the previous was Wilt Chamberlain, in 1959-60).

Answer 6

Wilt Chamberlain was the 1959-60 NBA Rookie of the year. During his first season in the league, while playing with the Philadelphia Warriors, Chamberlain averaged 37.6 PPG, 27.0 RPG and 2.3 APG in 46.4 MPG. Chamberlain also won the MVP award that season, becoming the first NBA player to ever win both the Rookie of the Year and the MVP awards in the same season.