Banchero became the rookie king of the season.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Magic No. 1 pick Lang Banchero (Paolo Banchero) performed well this season. He also won the Rookie of the Year this season with an overwhelming advantage, and also became the third rookie in the history of the Magic.

Banchero won 98 first-place votes, 1 second-place vote and 1 third-place vote. With a total of 494 points, he became the rookie king this season. Neal), Miller (Mike Miller) in 2001, the third rookie king in the history of the Magic team.

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Jalen Williams of the Thunder won the second place with 75 second-place votes and 16 third-place votes, with a total of 241 points. Walker Kessler of the Jazz got two. One vote, 17 second-place votes and 53 third-place votes, ranking third with 114 points.

Banchero played 72 games this season, averaging 20.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists.

Banchero scored more than 30 points in 6 games and 20 or more in 40 games, both of which were the highest among rookies this season, and he also won the best rookie of the month four times.

Banchero became the first player to win the rookie title in the same season after the draft since Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season. The last player to win the rookie title was Simmons in 2018 (Ben Simmons), but he was absent for a whole year due to injury after being selected in 2016, and he didn't win the rookie king until he played in the first season of the 2017-18 season.

This season's NBA annual awards have been announced one after another. Defensive Player of the Year J. Jackson (Jaren Jackson Jr., Grizzlies), Key Player of the Year Fox (De'Aaron Fox, Kings), Head Coach of the Year (Mike Brown) Brown (Kings), Sixth Man of the Year (Malcolm Brogdon (Celtic), Best Progress Award of the Year, Lauri Markkanen (Jazz), and the annual MVP of the year will be announced next.

The NBA has not yet announced when the annual MVP will be announced, but the finalists are confirmed to be the gold nuggets Nikola Jokic (Nikola Jokic), the Bucks "Antetokounmpo" (Giannis Antetokounmpo) and the Seven Sixers. Bede (Joel Embiid).

In addition to the MVP, the best team of the year, the best rookie team of the year and the best defensive team of the year have not yet been announced.

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