Rookie articles
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Caitlin Clark's $28M Nike deal makes up for rookie salary
Clark's annual salary of around $84,000 from the Indiana Fever is now dwarfed by her $3.5 million-a-year Nike contract.
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Spurs' Wembanyama nominated for Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year awards
This season, rookie Victor Wembanyama met — if not blew past — the high expectations that swirled around him when he landed with the Spurs as the league's No. 1 draft pick. Little surprise then that the 7-foot-4 Frenchman on Monday was nominated for two of the NBA’s most prestigious awards: Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) and Rookie of the Year (ROTY). A global panel of sports journalists picks three finalists for each of the NBA’s annual awards.
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Chet Holmgren named finalist for NBA Rookie of the Year award
Coinciding with an unprecedented first season in the NBA, Chet Holmgren was named a finalist for the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year award, as well as Victor Wem