I don’t know if it’s just me or not, but it seems like the league really hates awarding Philadelphia 76ers players in the past two seasons. Last year Nerlens Noel who was an elite defender as a rookie was snubbed from the Rookie of The Year honors. Andrew Wiggins was an inefficient scorer and nowhere near Noel’s level of defense yet he took home the award. Per 36 minutes Noel had Wiggins beat in almost every statistical category except scoring. Last year there is was no excuse and this year there is no excuse.
While there has not been a Rookie of The Year crowned this year, there has been a couple of shady Rookie of The Month awards given.