Ranking the 10 GREATEST Rookie Seasons in NBA History!

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In this video, we take a look at the 10 greatest rookie seasons in NBA history. I'll try my best to rank them accordingly, but let me know your thoughts and how would you rank them differently? Hope you enjoy!
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@andrewphassos6363 3 жыл бұрын

ESPN would put zion on this list

@Nick-sr4fe 3 жыл бұрын

You bet they would

@Cbrunning849 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite Zion is overrated moment is before the season had started, 2k included Zion in the all time Pelicans team. So they had Zion as one of the best pelicans to ever play for the team... literally before he even played a minute for them.

@iamdanyc93 3 жыл бұрын

Blame the NBA, as soon as they see one ounce of star power they market that player heavily.

@noahcricket 3 жыл бұрын

They ride him

@chanendlerbong 3 жыл бұрын

And Lebron

@Ehh-nx7nk 3 жыл бұрын

Um he didn’t mention how Wilt Chamberlain was the MVP

@bruh-6944 3 жыл бұрын

So did Wes unseld and he did mention him

@calamorta 3 жыл бұрын

Tim Duncan made to the all-nba 1st team and he didn't mention either...

@bruh-6944 3 жыл бұрын

calamorta yes he did

@coolnakaalaman5402 3 жыл бұрын

Favoritism

@kizos6466 3 жыл бұрын

@Dayshon Jennings still he was a rookie MVP

@tnertttahcuot8743 3 жыл бұрын

Ik Wes Unselds numbers weren't great but he still won MVP as a rookie

@ayjack_.A 3 жыл бұрын

And Wilt also win the MVP as a rookie

@intenzzegunner5168 3 жыл бұрын

LonelyWasteland101 won*

@ayjack_.A 3 жыл бұрын

@@intenzzegunner5168 sorry, im from spain and the corrector is not god

@tnertttahcuot8743 3 жыл бұрын

@Tong Zou u trippin🤣

@tnertttahcuot8743 3 жыл бұрын

@Tong Zou nah u still trippin. I think unseld would be an honorable mention

@beezzus86 3 жыл бұрын

I’m honestly surprised Andy didn’t put Chris Smoove on this list, he be averaging 60 point triple dubs on HOF difficulty while winning All Star, league AND Finals MVP’s...AND best record, all in his rookie season😂😂

@samireyes7111 3 жыл бұрын

beezzus_ godofawkwardness this guy underestimates mr splash man

@beezzus86 3 жыл бұрын

Maleki Perez McClemons Thats Mr Splash Man, he make it splash man!😂👏

@futuregohan4837 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Smoove Is Smooth With The Basketball

@YouDontWannaKnowAboutIt 3 жыл бұрын

I did that too. Hall of fame on 2k is easy

@wills.364 2 жыл бұрын

Give that guy a map! Where are you going?!😄

@Nitringo_NBA 3 жыл бұрын

I thought Michael Carter-Williams could make the list haha 🤣🤣🤣

@firstnamelastname-up6ni 3 жыл бұрын

10 most deceiving rookie seasons should be next

@johnmichaelromanillos1410 3 жыл бұрын

nitringo

@davidfebreeze428 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe best first game as a rookie

@Mileswayv 3 жыл бұрын

@@firstnamelastname-up6ni You know Brandon Jennings would make that list

@lars_rosenberg 3 жыл бұрын

@@firstnamelastname-up6ni Tyreke Evans would be numer 1!

@kaiserrino8774 3 жыл бұрын

Wilt should've been first. He also was the MVP in his rookie season.

@aroag428 3 жыл бұрын

Rice but stats don’t mean everything, I would go with Magic 1, Wilt 2, and Wes 3

@alansaxena7934 3 жыл бұрын

So was Wes Unseld but he was not on the list

@fgvjvjvfrank9555 3 жыл бұрын

Yea he would do the same thing in modern era a 7 foot 3 highest vert faster then a track star and he’s built like a demigod to be honest he would easily do thst

@jdxn3364 3 жыл бұрын

Dayshon Jennings nope

@kizos6466 3 жыл бұрын

@Dayshon Jennings you are just a hater. Even Shaq said that Wilt was the most dominant. Arnold Schwarzenegger said that Wilt was the strongest man he ever met and MJ said that people shouldn't call him the GOAT because it would be disrespectful to players he never played against like Wilt and Jerry West. Wilt would dominate today with todays training and coaching staff

@tjmeade9468 3 жыл бұрын

What about Wes unseld

@rayallensjumper 3 жыл бұрын

Facts won MVP in his ROTY 😂

@theycallmeroach1911 3 жыл бұрын

Well it was the 70's, and how can he match against this list

@yvans. 3 жыл бұрын

MascedGhuost Well he put players from the 60’s so your argument is invalid.

@djobe420 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't unseld only average like 10 points and 15 rebounds?

@djobe420 3 жыл бұрын

18 rebounds and 13.8 points his rookie year.

@GodzillaFreak 3 жыл бұрын

If wilt retired immediately after his first season he would still have the single season records for scoring and rebounding.

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

Wilt would be 1'st on PPG with a caveat, Elgin Baylor had one season that was a hair higher on PPG but only played 48 games that year (I'm not sure why it isn't counted in the record books, it SHOULD be #4 on the all time list).

@diannamonk2753 2 жыл бұрын

@@bricefleckenstein9666 what season was that and how much did he average?

@bricefleckenstein9666 2 жыл бұрын

@@diannamonk2753 1959-1960, 37.6 PPG (Wilt's rookie season). Only Elgin Baylor ever averaged higher than that, 1961-1962 season (the same season Wilt averaged 50.4) - but Elgin only played 48 games that season so it's not counted in the OFFICIAL rankings (IIRC 50 games was the minimum that year to be counted).

@Bonescratcher Жыл бұрын

Yeah it had nothing to do with the league being full of plumbers and electricians 😂😂

@Abraham-bs6bo Жыл бұрын

@@Bonescratcher Playing a 5 vs 5 in the park today is probably harder than playing on that league back then

@dad9795 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh where's Wes Unseld, this guy won MVP as a rookie

@drizzyuzumaki8753 3 жыл бұрын

But when you look at the numbers he definitely shouldn’t have but he is a mvp and nobody can take that from him

@bolbol1839 3 жыл бұрын

Rip

@hectorwatt9712 3 жыл бұрын

Dre Westbrook still better than some people on this list

@ultibolt3286 3 жыл бұрын

Willis Reed or Jerry West deserved MVP tho. It is honestly the worst MVP and should why players shouldn't vote

@hectorwatt9712 3 жыл бұрын

SSJ2 Ultibolt , Dont take this the wrong way but how old are you

@angelosjordan6067 3 жыл бұрын

Um h didn't mention that Duncan made 1st Team All-NBA

@genermanaloto6509 3 жыл бұрын

And 2nd All-Defensive, And top 5 in MVP voting, In the modern era...

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

@@genermanaloto6509 Larry Bird was either 2'nd or WINNER of the MVP for his first 6 years - including 3 in a row (a feat only 3 players have managed, and Larry the only non-Center).

@ehwassupdoc7901 3 жыл бұрын

In 80 he was 4th. Still magnificent tho

@juanigarcialopez7865 3 жыл бұрын

Magic got 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists in game 6 in 1980 finals

@kenmdoe2388 3 жыл бұрын

Fr This fool said 15 assists smh🤣🤣🤣🤣

@carsyncruz 3 жыл бұрын

While playing C for the injured kareem

@massimocometti6529 3 жыл бұрын

And his rivalry with Larry Bird, which started in their College basketball seasons (see 1979 NCAA Final) let the NBA into the Modern Era and well-known all over the world

@jalen3876 3 жыл бұрын

@@carsyncruz he played every position in that game

@kawaiiunicorn8992 3 жыл бұрын

How good was Caron Butler a solid 20 ppg scorer in his prime in the mid 2000s.

@marymba3859 3 жыл бұрын

Kawaii Unicorn, you don’t seem like you like Basketball, your Profile look like you play Gacha.

@33_milly93 3 жыл бұрын

@@marymba3859 and .?

@Mamba24_81 3 жыл бұрын

@@marymba3859 so? btw u liked ur own comment

@marymba3859 3 жыл бұрын

@Destiny Brinkley Nah Fam, And also why y’all so offend for saying nothing wrong.

@Mamba24_81 3 жыл бұрын

@@marymba3859 im not offended

@kristianolliviere9045 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim Duncan was a guy I had lots of respect for. He showed us that you don't need a sneaker endorsement or to score 50 points to be the MVP

@dkdebest Жыл бұрын

You got no drip

@SuperNASCARrocks 3 жыл бұрын

Magic Johnson and Larry bird are definitely up there. A 6 foot 9 PG who averaged 18.0 PPG and 7.3 APG all while leading the lakers to another championship. Plus a rookie bird averaged a double double with 21.3 PPG and 10.4 RPG. One of the greatest rookie battles in NBA History. And we can’t forget about wilt the stilt. Averaged an absurd 37.6 PPG along with over 27 RPG. Just insane.

@danielv6317 3 жыл бұрын

magic did not deserve the finals mvp

@summertyme5748 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he did.

@Baldphace 2 жыл бұрын

Kareem should have won it. He only missed one game Game 6. He dominated the other games.

@jasonquinlan1733 Жыл бұрын

I thought they never recorded rebounds for wilts first 2 seasons, so I’m not sure if 27 rpg is correct

@richardyeung1403 3 жыл бұрын

I wish we could squeeze him in this list but I want to make an honorable to Hakeem Olajuwon

@KidDynamite25 3 жыл бұрын

Olajuwon SHOULD have been on this list. Any other season he would have won the ROY but... Jordan

@Nick-uc8fk 3 жыл бұрын

at 6:36 they spelt it Akeem Olajuwon

@richardyeung1403 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nick-uc8fk Originally his name was spelled without the H and later to with an H dues to I think religious reasons.

@malvo1181 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardyeung1403 no, its bcuz it's the American pronounce it with H and he just keep stuck with it

@RichardYeung1994 3 жыл бұрын

Ah ok

@mrho4speed 3 жыл бұрын

I disagree with Magic at #1 because even after his great game 6 in 1980 the voters chose Kareem as the FMVP over Magic but because Kareem was not present the voters were asked to change their votes so Magic could win the award, This is covered in the book "Kareem" pages 140-141. Also forgotten in game 6 was that Magic only jumped center at the start of the game. Jim Chones guarded Dawkins and held Dawkins to 14 points. Also Wilkes for LA poured in his career high 37 points. Kareem was the best player in the world ( he won the 1980 season MVP) and was why LA won the other 3 games in the 1980 Finals. Magic actually set an NBA Finals record for turnovers in the 6 game series for having 30 turnovers. One game should not carry that much weight, and LA before Magic was already a playoff team the year before with 47 wins. Wilt , Kareem, Duncan, Oscar and Bird had better rookie seasons than Magic. In fact Magic as a rookie needed special coaching on defense as the zone he played at MSU did not prepare him for the pro game. Other point guards were scoring 35 and 40 points against Magic every night and Norm Nixon was given that assignment. For details see Magic's book "My Life" pages 100-101, You seriously need to re-do this list. It is ok if Magic is your favorite player but other players were flat out better. Bird won ROY over Magic with 63 first place votes to 3 first place votes for Magic!!!

@robertolebron2296 3 жыл бұрын

When you hear those trumpets. You know you have watched an excellent masterpiece from Andy Hoops

@davincerica7232 3 жыл бұрын

Fck off

@pedrorojas0116 3 жыл бұрын

@@davincerica7232 stfu Davinci code

@imdbtruth 3 жыл бұрын

Shaq's arrival on the NBA scene was truly EPIC at the time!

@barondavisiscool 3 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for my time to be heard! I've been watching these vids for nearly 2 years!! Great stuff, keep em coming! 🇬🇧

@africadondada6555 3 жыл бұрын

Minor corrections: 1. Wes Unseld gotta be on this list 2. Magic game 6 NBA Finals: 42pts, 15 boards, 7 asts

@rayallensjumper 3 жыл бұрын

Wes Unseld??? He won MVP in his rookie year 😂

@jonatanbarrang4353 3 жыл бұрын

he snubbed from this list, because votted robbed Jerry West from get his on;y MVP and give that to him. he get MVP primarly not because he has the best performance but because he has the most inovative style of passing back then and because he is rookie (great Story). please watch mike korzemba (nba stars who got robbed from winning MVP)

@mqrlen_6508 3 жыл бұрын

Ray Allen’s Jumper didn’t deserve it

@Gr4and101 3 жыл бұрын

So did wilt

@jamesryan6458 3 жыл бұрын

i think unseld no.3 wilt no.2 magic no.1

@russelpanaguiton4032 3 жыл бұрын

Great videos as always!

@brucelau2023 3 жыл бұрын

Andy Hoops as always Andy , awesome videos as always , always working hard during this quarantine period 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@MJIZZEL 3 жыл бұрын

3:13. The Big O....crossover looked like crossovers in today's NBA

@potato9487 3 жыл бұрын

David Robinson as a rookie Players: Ok Sure Michael Jordan as a rookie Players: wait that’s illegal

@handelz6158 3 жыл бұрын

Yo if you like Andy Hoops channel consider checking me out. I post awesome NBA videos and you might like it. Peace

@noahhamid8248 3 жыл бұрын

Magic didn’t lead his team to the championship. Kareem was still the #1 option by far and carried them all the way to game 5 of the finals where he got injured and magic stole finals mvp in game 6.

@eliadler5228 3 жыл бұрын

He didn’t lead him but Kareem couldn’t win without magic that year.

@guyfrommadagascar4566 3 жыл бұрын

Thats the NBAs plan to push their Rivalry Bird Winning ROTY While Magic won the FMVP

@puffy_vegas7610 3 жыл бұрын

Kareem average 33p and 14r and the only reason he did not go to Phililiphia was they were up 3 to 2 and decided to rest him for 4 days and havehim fresh for game 7.

@eliadler5228 3 жыл бұрын

Damon Beasley what does that have to do with anything. Before magic came, the lakers were a second round exit or barely made the playoffs, then magic comes and the lakers suddenly get to the finals.

@noahhamid8248 3 жыл бұрын

Eli Adler wdym. Literally look at the stats for the season. Kareem carried. Magic was a role player as a rookie.

@jonmartin2913 3 жыл бұрын

Andy been putting in work during the entire shutdown.💪

@iwantjareddudley7043 3 жыл бұрын

Wassup Andy thanks for the nice content.

@cheesybob4207 3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't he put Wes unseld, my man's won mvp as a rookie

@zzcheeky 3 жыл бұрын

He averaged like 13 ppg

@MuhammadIzzatFahmiBinRahim 3 жыл бұрын

You made my Saturday night! Love from Malaysia.

@Jaykerz 3 жыл бұрын

Well good night! Also good morning from California!

@almightykoger481 3 жыл бұрын

Good afternoon from Michigan

@JeffersonSteelflexx 3 жыл бұрын

Good riddance from New York

@muhammadfarhan581 3 жыл бұрын

Aku dah jumpa org Malaysia. Bertahun aku tgk andy hoops baru hari ni jumpa org sama negara

@chrispepppers1091 3 жыл бұрын

Great list, great video!

@karimizemrane6976 3 жыл бұрын

Great video bro

@theedge205 3 жыл бұрын

Number 9 should come with an asterisk, as Robinson was out for almost the whole year before that season. That’s a luxury Shaq didn’t have.

@boxingdegenerate9077 3 жыл бұрын

Hm. This thing about the Spurs being a amazing team before Duncan got there is crazy. You do know that they didn’t even win a championship with Robinson. It’s not like they were a super team. Don’t get me wrong the Spurs were a good team but they weren’t anything special You realize Duncan was arguably the number 1 option. You do realize that Duncan had only 2 other people scoring in double-digit. Robinson 21 and Avery Johnson with 10. How is that a luxury. Shaq had 3 players his rookie season averaging double-digit. Nick Anderson 19, Dennis Scott 16, and Scott Skiles with 15.

@theedge205 3 жыл бұрын

Layered Onion The Spurs scored only 92,5 points per game where the Magic scored 105,5 a game. If you took away those point from those guys you mentioned it wouldn’t be so far fetched like you point it out to be. Robinson was just a bonafide star in this, where Scott, Anderson and Skiles are not.

@boxingdegenerate9077 3 жыл бұрын

theedge205 yes. Robinson was good. But he was no longer a superstar. But indeed he was a 20 ppg scorer and 10 rebs a game. That’s a very good player. But riddle me this. In the 2000 post season Tim Duncan was out for the playoffs because of an injury. But it’s all good right? They still have 2 hall of famers in David Robinson and coach Popovich. In the first round the Spurs were up against a Suns team only having 1 hall of famer in Jason Kidd. But to make it really easy Kidd only played 1 game in that playoff series because he to was dealing with injuries. But to make it even easier the Suns were so thin at the guard position they had to bring a old Kevin Johnson out of retirement. But... the Spurs still lost to the Suns in 3-1. Tell me how that could happen? If Duncan had so much help and was in such a good situation how could this happen?

@theedge205 3 жыл бұрын

Layered Onion Game 1 was a fluke win for the Suns, game 2 was easy Spurs victory, game 3 Spurs disappeared in the 4th quarter as Todd Day outscored the whole Spurs team by himself and game 4 was just slow and Rogers and Penny both scored in the 20’s where only Robinson did it for the Spurs. Looking at the rosters I don’t see legit center on the Suns and I’m not counting Longley as legit. Looking better I see that the Suns were actually playing small ball against an aging Robinson who still could do his damage down low.

@boxingdegenerate9077 3 жыл бұрын

theedge205 they still lost 3-1. There’s no excuses for that lost it was 😂😂 it was wild. They lost to Rodney Rodgers, Luc Longley and an old retired Kevin Johnson. They bust them up. There best player was a decent Penny Hardaway who was coming of injuries from previous years. All that “legendary” talent couldn’t handle RODNEY RODGERS 😂😂

@colewlrd1317 3 жыл бұрын

1. Che 124.6 PPG 96.8 RPG 15.1 APG 18.2 BPG ROTY, MVP, SMOTY, DPOY, FMVP, NBA Champion

@kyanmori9272 2 жыл бұрын

Che is an unstoppable beast

@KennyMoe7mile 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent topic 👍

@1abe 3 жыл бұрын

aye andy hoops and a swishout video 💯

@danny_milk 3 жыл бұрын

glad im not the only one who noticed Wes Unseld’s snub lol

@TEZZ901 3 жыл бұрын

Make a “nba players that has made more all stars games than we thought”for example : joe Johnson 6 appearances

@claiborne4284 3 жыл бұрын

you sleepin on iso joe, if you don’t think he’s worthy of that you just too young for it

@hfz1qbal_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@claiborne4284 dang bro he's just giving andy video idea no need to be offensive

@dommenicjohnson4507 3 жыл бұрын

If you watch basketball, Joe Johnson making 6 all star games is not a surprise lol

@TEZZ901 3 жыл бұрын

Another good example is Jermaine O’Neal , 6 appearances I’m not saying him and iso joe isn’t good I’m just saying I’m surprised

@sids3479 3 жыл бұрын

He had 7 appearances.

@HelloIdkwhatname 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do one day a video for the Best oldest players ever?keep it up, love your videos Andy

@tomsinsky5548 2 жыл бұрын

I liked & subscribed. Good video!

@Elias_Barbieri 3 жыл бұрын

Video idea: *How good was Mitch Richmond?*

@ADAJ3KINGANGEL 3 жыл бұрын

Dope! I asked for this video a while ago

@Mmacrossfirekenai 2 жыл бұрын

Nice list, Andy.

@craigf7628 3 жыл бұрын

Walt Bellamy averaged 31.6 PPG 19.0 RPG as a rookie. After Wilt Chamberlain this was probably the best season statistically for a rookie. However his team the 1961-62 Chicago Packers had a 18-62 record.

@brucelau2023 3 жыл бұрын

SHAQ was a absolute beast in his rookie year 😤😤😤😤😤😤

@pittland44 3 жыл бұрын

I remember, Shaq was a freaking monster.

@brucelau2023 3 жыл бұрын

pittland44 totally he was , all those dunks breaking those rims ? Just 😤😤😤😤😤

@spaltersar 3 жыл бұрын

Wilt would have destroyed him.

@ayeitsmaxknowlton6469 3 жыл бұрын

Most underrated NBA channel

@marcosmartinez8088 3 жыл бұрын

Great list Andy. I agreed with your top 4, David Robinson is arguable a top 5 in my opinion because Larry, MJ and the Big O have a better case to me. But, overall is great list.

@knightmarelancelot5207 3 жыл бұрын

Espn: You forgot Zion!

@redlightning2322 3 жыл бұрын

*And Lebron at number one*

@anthonycasnyc 3 жыл бұрын

Notiii gang🎯🔥

@paulofrota3958 2 жыл бұрын

Great list.

@MannyMensah94 3 жыл бұрын

Awsome video.

@searchlockin951 3 жыл бұрын

Where is wes unseld he won mvp on his rookie season lol

@PuchuKt 3 жыл бұрын

I disagree with magic being number 1, while he had his moments, he was still playing with kareem, who is arguably the GOAT

@OmgObi 3 жыл бұрын

Playboy Ky Tbh Larry got disrespected on this list, magic would’ve gave gotten anything if kareem wasn’t injured just proved the gap between bird and magic

@OmgObi 3 жыл бұрын

in their rookie year

@ultibolt3286 3 жыл бұрын

@Jose Larios III Kareem averaged about 34 PPG in the finals that year and was also the league MVP. He had an amazing game but I don't understand how he could be #1. Kareem and Wilt both put up great numbers but Wilt had an even higher pace era and weaker comp so it is kinda hard to determine who should be #1. Remember Kareem turned his team from the worst team to a near 60 win team. He should've gotten MVP over Willis Reed because he only was behind by 4 wins. People saying Jerry West should've been MVP ignore that Wilt and Elgin were on the team and that he had a really bad record. So, IMO it's between Kareem and Wilt. Magic can come 3rd tho. He was still legendary.

@OmgObi 3 жыл бұрын

Jose Larios III the thing is that Kareem was injured Larry was way more proving of having a higher spot on this list than Magic

@cuuy 3 жыл бұрын

The Lakers were struggling in the years before with Kareem in the team. 79 lost in the second round, 78 lost in the first round, 77 lost in the conference final, 76 and 75 didn't make the playoffs, even though Kareem won MVP in 76 and 77. Afaik everyone agrees that Magic was the one who turned them into contenders and champions.

@wizard1687 3 жыл бұрын

I think another feather in Magic's cap for greatest rookie season ever is the enthusiasm that he brought to the game. The NBA went from being on tape delay for the finals, to having the greatest team sport rivalry in short order when Magic and Bird entered the league

@mickeylee2624 2 жыл бұрын

Great list, Andy! David Robinson is totally underrated. If we were to hypothetically switch his career with Duncan's, we would be talking about him in the conversation for top 3-5 center of all-time (behind Kareem, Russell, Wilt, and Hakeem) rather than top 7-10 because Robinson probably would have won around 5 titles (rather than 2) having Parker, Ginobili, and Kawhi as teammates (along with Duncan) for his entire career.

@Coldskin1 7 ай бұрын

David robinson better stats, tim duncan more win success and larger career

@mickeylee2624 7 ай бұрын

@@Coldskin1, Duncan's success is far more based upon fortunate circumstances than your implying that Robinson is a stat-chaser (i.e. Harden, LBJ) because the Duncan was blessed with superior coaching and team management that drafted good players as well as playing in an era with little depth of centers and teams willing to draft international talents (i.e. Ginobili and Parker) compared to the 90's.

@50Calibruh 3 жыл бұрын

Luka?

@frankpagel39 3 жыл бұрын

2:15 The one Spurs player is hiding behind his opponent..

@sundigest1121 3 жыл бұрын

LMAO THAT'S HILARIOUS

@johnburris7711 3 жыл бұрын

Great list! I was going to have a problem with it if Magic wasn't at the top. Jordan could have been a bit higher, but overall superb job !!!

@roshunperrino5300 Жыл бұрын

You gotta love that magic and Larry bird story , enemies from the start ,that should be a movie🍿

@AlstonMurray2005 3 жыл бұрын

2:05 lol how do u win rookie of the month every month, that's crazy

@kalvsl 3 жыл бұрын

I believe melo is also the same but lebron won ROTY

@williampayne4199 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh my 2k myplayer did that easily

@martinkai9609 3 жыл бұрын

@@kalvsl Lebron Won It All In The East too LOL

@Eheads89-02 3 жыл бұрын

Magic Johnson is the greatest “ROOKIE” ever. He led lakers to win a CHAMPIONSHIP

@adedamolaodutayo2757 3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, the only rookie to win finals MVP & the youngest players at 20 to win Final MVP....G.O.AT

@adedamolaodutayo2757 3 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Edwards better than Michael Jordan? In your opinion MJ is the G.O.A .T, in my opinion Magic is The G.O.AT

@adedamolaodutayo2757 3 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Edwards better than Michael Jordan? I guess in your opinion....Magic is still the G.O.A.T to me.....The only player to play all 5 position & dominant at all 5 positions, still the playoffs in triple-double

@brycewilson8592 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@Fernandocatan 3 жыл бұрын

They robbed Kareem with a MVP. Without Kareem, the Lakers woudn't have won the finals!

@joelman1989 3 жыл бұрын

That Michael Jordan Allstar game freeze out is a myth. What happened was Jordan got in trouble for promoting Nike so Magic and Isiah were like, “let’s see what Jordan can do with Gervin.” Jordan shot 2-9 in that game, so he definitely was not frozen out. 9 opportunities as a rookie is good. He attempted more shots than many other players on that allstar game. He was just outmatched by Gervin in that point in his career.

@brucemoody2539 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect list

@GoatzyYT 3 жыл бұрын

Luka Doncic has a great rookie season too 😃

@yvans. 3 жыл бұрын

2:55 How Andy know that Big O average 2.6 Bpg in the 60’s although block weren’t recorded back in the day. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@ashantinyongo7632 3 жыл бұрын

*X-Files Theme*

@tjabbar 3 жыл бұрын

I think it was a mistake he made, he probably copy and pasted Duncan's stat line and forgot to remove the blocks

@panner11 3 жыл бұрын

I think you're right

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

Probably meant steals?

@wbdrugstrat 3 жыл бұрын

That is a great list.

@kvnbnsl13 3 жыл бұрын

Legend says: Scalabrine win the roy, mvp, dpoy, mip, sixth man, and coach of the year in his rookie season...

@ultibolt3286 3 жыл бұрын

He didn't win MIP He was always god

@kvnbnsl13 3 жыл бұрын

@@ultibolt3286 He did. He improves his claps per game

@CC-bw7im 3 жыл бұрын

Luka ??

@michaelbrantley6039 3 жыл бұрын

No luka????

@jaaron5277 2 жыл бұрын

6:37 Man I love Akeem Olajuwon, one of the best ever

@KhiryTheKonqueror 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive list

@cassiusjoseph6655 3 жыл бұрын

Bill Russell?? Averaged 15 and 20 with an estimated 9 blocks, lead his teams to win the championship as the only rookie to do so in history.

@bennyvalenzuela1718 3 жыл бұрын

we just gonna forget magic

@cassiusjoseph6655 3 жыл бұрын

Benny Valenzuela Not forgetting Magic, but he wasn’t the leader of that team. He clinched the series for them, but Kareem in that series had 33, 38, 33, 23, and 40 across the first five games while rebounding 14x3, 11 and 15. He was also the mvp of the regular season. Magic has a great series but he wasn’t the true best player on that team. (Keep in mind Magic is my second favorite player ever so it’s no disrespect but I just think that Kareem was better that year.)

@danlower7834 2 жыл бұрын

Russell should be on the list, but it seems Andy was going for 'MOST IMPACTFUL to their team' rookie season. Boston was in the East Division Finals 3 of the 4 years prior, so they weren't a bad team by any means. They traded 2 HOF players to get Russell, also. Most of the teams on Andy's list had poor seasons and rose quickly to prominence after getting their rookie. Still, I agree Russell should be on the list, he was huge for Boston that year and for the next decade plus.

@JorgePerez-jl2gz 3 жыл бұрын

Already Knew Lebron Wasn't Gonna be here. Jordan, Wilt, Kareem, Bird, Magic I mean. So Many Players Way Better.

@SonnyK248 3 жыл бұрын

Lebron was eighteen years old as a rookie. All those guys were at least twenty one when they started. If Lebron came to the league at twenty one then he'd probably be on this list somewhere. If they made a list of eighteen year old rookies Lebron would almost certainly be number one.

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonnyK248 LeBron and Moses are about the only players that had any impact as 18 year old rookies - which is a VERY SHORT list in the first place, perhaps a dozen players all-time that came into the NBA at all that young?

@SonnyK248 3 жыл бұрын

@@bricefleckenstein9666 There have been a few 18 years olds to jump straight to the NBA. Kobe and T Mac did it but it was never expected for players that young to start and make a huge impact right away. 18 year olds were always seen as project players. That's why even guys like Kobe who were talked about as the next Michael Jordan in high school still fell way down in the draft. Dwight Howard and KG made a big impact right out of High School similarly to Lebron but all three of those guys had physiques that rivaled and even surpassed some NBA stars so it was much easier for them. Lebron takes the award for best 18 year old though for sure. Malone was drafted to the ABA which was seen as a little bit of a downgrade of the NBA at the time so his impact has a little bit of an asterisk next to it. He wasn't up against the kind of competition Lebron was in the 2000's by a long way.

@LargeDude2023 3 жыл бұрын

Nice list. Winning a championship MVP is the highest honor in the league. Magic is underrated by many, especially the younger generation. He is arguably top 3 all-time. I see people mentioning Wes Unseld as an inclusion in the top 10. Wilt is hard to rank because many people never saw him play, but the numbers speak for themselves.

@vanjanja 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with list!

@Joysis24 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Andy how are you?

@tigull 3 жыл бұрын

How about a video on the greatest draft 2nd rounds?

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

Manu and ...... uh, can't think of anyone else offhand though I'm pretty sure there are 2 or 3 others I'm forgetting. "Best undrafted" would also be short - Dwight looks to be the only one that MIGHT make it into the Hall (he's at least been on the draft once and got significant votes).

@pedroaugustocosta2533 3 жыл бұрын

@@bricefleckenstein9666 at now, Manu and the Joker are the best

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

@@pedroaugustocosta2533 Ah, but Manu was picked 59'th - that counts for a lot more.

@KingShaun2019 3 жыл бұрын

Lukas season this year isn’t just one of the best rookie seasons, but one of the best seasons of all time

@tomsinsky5548 2 жыл бұрын

When Larry Bird is introduced at 5:00 he's being guarded by the Milwaukee Bucks' Marques Johnson. Johnson won an NCAA championship at UCLA, and Michael Jordan had a Marques Johnson poster up in his room when he was a teen.

@TRAMNITTSU 3 жыл бұрын

Wes unseld should have at least gotten an honourable mention!

@FinnishSportsGamer 3 жыл бұрын

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@sasukegaming7675 3 жыл бұрын

Okitnam

@pseudonym8082 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody: Edgy wannabes: lOoK aT mE i'M sO cOol i SaY sOmEtHinG aGaInSt ZiOn

@TheSub-SaharanAmericanLegend 3 жыл бұрын

David Robinson was a rookie and instant starter for the Dream Team and R.O.Y. 1st Team All-NBA. That alone just outstanding

@Jarekthegamingdragon 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think team wins should play a factor in this. Rookies usually get thrown into rebuilding teams so of course they lose a bunch. That leaves out players like damian lillard.

@HighAirBallerRandomVids 3 жыл бұрын

Hella disrespectful to Tim duncan

@boxingdegenerate9077 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr. The guy averaged 21 and 12 on 55% shooting. He was arguably the best player on a 56 win team.

@ja8ames 3 жыл бұрын

@@boxingdegenerate9077 Arguably, because David Robinson still put up similar numbers that year, and had been winning about that much without Duncan before getting hurt. Great rookie year, but not in as much of a standout way as the others on this list.

@boxingdegenerate9077 3 жыл бұрын

ja8ames yeah I can see it. There’s a lot of great rookie seasons out there. But Duncan did get some mvp votes. He also made an all-defensive team. Only a few rookies can say that

@yobaddyobadd6415 3 жыл бұрын

Duncan NBA career: never missed the playoffs, 5 championship, won a championship 3 decades in a row, played against many great players, won many awards. Tim Duncan can definitely be put on the 🐐 List.

@boxingdegenerate9077 3 жыл бұрын

Yobadd Yobadd agreed. Not to mention he carried a team past the Kobe and Shaq Lakers. He carried no all-star level players to a championship in 2003. He should’ve put up quadruple double. He was a consistent 20ppg scorer and 12 rebs. He was arguably even better defensively making 15-all defensive teams even as a rookie, that’s the most in nba history. He has no chokes besides 1 shot in 2013 and he redeemed that in 2014 winning a championship. Keep in mind he was the best player on the team and he was in his late thirties. He has a good mid-range game with a bank in shot from the corners, he was the best player on his team 16/19 times in his career. He was great as soon as he stepped onto the court. Absolutely phenomenal player I have him number 5 all-time

@alansaxena7934 3 жыл бұрын

Video idea: how good was Tim Hardaway

@gunveersinghdhir6186 3 жыл бұрын

Should've mentioned Wes Unseld (rip) his numbers might not have been eye popping but he drastically improved his team and won MVP becoming only the second player in history to have won an MVP in their rookie season after Wilt that is which is also something you Should've stated while talking about his season and his stats

@juggking5060 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t argue wit the list🤷🏾‍♂️

@tavi6365 3 жыл бұрын

How about Bill Russel?

@miku9823 3 жыл бұрын

How about the 10 greatest sophomores of all time?

@jaivinmehta7053 3 жыл бұрын

Luka doncic will be first...i think...

@bh7902 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaivinmehta7053 jordan

@richerich9238 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh I’m not even watching this now, ima wait till I’m bored asf to watch this banger

@a.b1663 3 жыл бұрын

The Late Great Wes Unseld deserves to be on this list imo. Only averaged 14pts & 18reb but won MVP as a Rookie

@guyfrommadagascar4566 3 жыл бұрын

His co Rookie Elvin Hayes averaged more Points and Rebounds that Year it should have gone to Elvin Hayes instead of Wes Unseld

@farstrider4592 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone heard of Walt Bellamy? He was a guy who had an outstanding rookie season numbers wise but no one talks about him

@jingqi9106 3 жыл бұрын

"Bells" had a great rookie season and would be even greater today with his outstanding all around game including a knock down outside shot. In his rookie season he averaged 31 ppg and 19 rpg. 🔥

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

He gets downgraded by most folks because the era he played in was probably the dregs of the NBA for popularity - so most folks have never heard OF him.

@EJBoxingLive 3 жыл бұрын

Magic Johnson the number 1 for me

@o.m.c756 3 жыл бұрын

Magic actually wasn't supposed to win finals MVP it was supposed to be Kareem but since he was injured the TV producers needed someone to hand the award to. If you check the numbers throughout the series it also makes sense

@guyfrommadagascar4566 3 жыл бұрын

Its a great idea to push their Rivalry with Bird Bird winning ROTY While Magic won FMVP

@o.m.c756 3 жыл бұрын

@@guyfrommadagascar4566 That's true as well, they were rivals since college. In any case ranking Magic as the #1 best rookie season is a bit of a stretch.

@IrokSteady 2 жыл бұрын

Great run down

@brucelau2023 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Jordan totally had it all in his rookie year tho

@robertolebron2296 3 жыл бұрын

Kareem has MVP his first rookie season right? Maybe not exactly everything, but yeah his skill set to be the GOAT and best scorer, yes he does

@robertolebron2296 3 жыл бұрын

Rice oh ok. Was it a ring actually with finals MVP?

@guyfrommadagascar4566 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Jordan got swept in the Playoffs three straight years

@OmgObi 3 жыл бұрын

wait so magic is first but didn’t win ROTY and had help in the playoffs, over larry 😔

@michaelcollins966 3 жыл бұрын

1980 Finals, Game 6. We already know that numbers generated on a losing team are not as impactful as numbers generated on a winning team. If winning is the metric, then Magic's Game 6 performance outshines all regular season stats by itself.

@YunTaeGoO 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcollins966 so he is placed on no1 just because of ONE game? while larry bird kicked the whole leagues ass over the year...ok makes sense

@OmgObi 3 жыл бұрын

kLx ́ and Larry carried his team to a good record by himself

@almarkush 3 жыл бұрын

kLx ́ it wasn’t just one game. It was the highest level of basketball. I don’t think you realize how much pressure there are in the finals. Imagine a rookie carried his team to that kind of pressure. I’ll say it again A ROOKIE.

@jonny15dk 3 жыл бұрын

Wilt averaged 37.6 PPG, 27 RPG. Led the nba in PPG, RPG, MPG that season. Highest PPG and RPG for rookie season. He out rebounded the than greatest rebounder Bill Russell. The man was double and tripled team more in that first season than anybody else ever but he still led PPG, RPG and MPG. Its very hard to lead in PPG and its even harder to lead in PPG and RPG in the same season.

@ValleyEscondido 3 жыл бұрын

Bird took ROY Magic took Finals MVP

@jbrumundsmith 3 жыл бұрын

Wes Unseld was MVP as a rookie. Also, kind of hard to put Magic as #1 when he got crushed in the ROY voting by Bird. Yes, he won Finals MVP, but that was a sham. Kareem was the better player and deserved it.

@kenmdoe2388 3 жыл бұрын

All I see is facts sir

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

@@kenmdoe2388 And the facts are that ONE great game does not make Magic the #1 Rookie Year player.

@kenmdoe2388 3 жыл бұрын

@@bricefleckenstein9666 huh?