At the start of the season, we rather expected to see Jalen Green or Cade Cunningham, or even Jalen Suggs, and finally, it was Evan Mobley for the East, and Josh Giddey for the West who won the first trophy of the season. , that of the best rookie of the month, for the period mid-October to the end of November.
The former has everything of a “franchise player” on the Cleveland side, and he compiled 14.4 points, 8 rebounds and 1.8 against average in one of the surprise teams of this first quarter of the regular season. He’s as strong an interior in attack as in defense and, for many, he’s a Chris Bosh 2.0.
The runner-up is one of the most complete rookies of this vintage, and leading the Thunder, he averages 10.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists. A month ago, against the Lakers, he signed his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. That night, he became the second youngest player to reach 10 assists behind… LeBron James.
