It's hard to argue that Andrew Wiggins didn't deserve the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. His overall raw numbers and strong surge in the second half of the season more or less ensured the award was his. And on Thursday he was named the winner.
Nikola Mirotic was the better overall player, efficiency wise, and Nerlens Noel ended the season playing incredible defense while being better on offense, but neither guy put together a season that was going to win this award, which looks at overall production rather than more finely tuned metrics.
However, it is fair to wonder just what might have happened if Jabari Parker had not hurt his knee in December, especially in light of how his team finished the regular season.
