
SEATTLE - The entire basketball world anticipated Victor Wembanyama's stardom in the NBA, but few expected him to excel so early. On May 6, the Frenchman was named this year's Rookie of the Year, receiving 99 first-place votes.
The San Antonio Spurs' towering talent became the first unanimous winner of the award since Karl-Anthony Towns, hailing from the Dominican Republic, achieved the feat in 2016.