In SB Nation’s first batch of FanPulse results for the 2019-20 NBA season, fans named Zion Williamson the favorite to win Rookie of the Year despite news this week that the No. 1 overall pick would miss up to two months with a torn meniscus.
Williamson is so overwhelmingly the favorite among FanPulse voters that even when voting between Williamson and the entire rest of the field, fans still chose Williamson:
The other two questions asked in the first round of responses were who would win the NBA championship and the NBA MVP trophy.