Giddey, Mobley earn NBA Rookie of the Month honors for Oct./Nov.
Josh Giddey and Evan Mobley were named Rookie of the Month for the months of October and November.
Giddey started off his rookie season doing a little bit of everything as projected, with 10.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game. In just his third NBA game, the 19 year-old had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals.
Josh Giddey continues to wow me with these passes. (via @okcthunder) pic.twitter.com/E3zNsrWxFe
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) November 27, 2021
Mobley began his rookie of the year campaign with a stellar start to the season with 14.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game. Mobley filled up the stat sheet against the Knicks on November 7th with a career-high 26 points, along with 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.
In his first 17 career games, @EvanMobley totaled 244 PTS, 136 REB, 42 AST, 16 STL and 30 BLK.
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) December 2, 2021
He’s only the 4th rookie in NBA history to reach those figures joining Bill Walton, Mychal Thompson and Chris Webber. #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/86JSeXMFxj
Other nominees:
West: Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun (HOU), Davion Mitchell (SAC) and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (OKC). East: Scottie Barnes (TOR), Cade Cunningham (DET), Chris Duarte (IND) and Franz Wagner (ORL).