The following is a comprehensive list of the NBA Rookie of the Year Award winners, presented in chronological order. The award is given to the most outstanding rookie player regardless of their position, based on their overall performance throughout the regular season. The list includes the name of the player, team, and the year in which they won the award.
The earliest recipient of the award is Don Meineke, who won it in 1953-54, and the most recent winner is Paolo Banchero, who won it in 2022-23 while playing for the Orlando Magic. Some of the most notable winners include Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Wilt Chamberlain. The list also includes co-winners in some years and features players from a range of teams, including the Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics, and Milwaukee Bucks, among others.
A year-by-year list of the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award winners:
2022-23 — Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic (Voting)
2021-22 — Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors (Voting)
2020-21 — LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets (Voting)
2019-20 — Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies (Voting)
2018-19 — Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks (Voting)
2017-18 — Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers (Voting)
2016-17 — Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee Bucks (Voting)
2015-16 — Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves (Voting)
2014-15 — Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota TImberwolves
2013-14 — Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia 76ers
2012-13 — Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
2011-12 — Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
2010-11 — Blake Griffin, LA Clippers
2009-10 — Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings
2008-09 — Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
2007-08 — Kevin Durant, Seattle SuperSonics
2006-07 — Brandon Roy, Portland Trail Blazers
2005-06 — Chris Paul, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
2004-05 — Emeka Okafor, Charlotte Bobcats
2003-04 — LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
2002-03 — Amar’e Stoudemire, Phoenix Suns
2001-02 — Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
2000-01 — Mike Miller, Orlando Magic
1999-00 — Steve Francis, Elton Brand, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls
1998-99 — Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors
1997-98 — Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
1996-97 — Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
1995-96 — Damon Stoudamire, Toronto Raptors
1994-95 — Jason Kidd, Grant Hill, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons
1993-94 — Chris Webber, Golden State Warriors
1992-93 — Shaquille O’Neal, Orlando Magic
1991-92 — Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets
1990-91 — Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets
1989-90 — David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
1988-89 — Mitch Richmond, Golden State Warriors
1987-88 — Mark Jackson, New York Knicks
1986-87 — Chuck Person, Indiana Pacers
1985-86 — Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks
1984-85 — Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1983-84 — Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets
1982-83 — Terry Cummings, San Diego Clippers
1981-82 — Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets
1980-81 — Darrell Griffith, Utah Jazz
1979-80 — Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
1978-79 — Phil Ford, Kansas City Kings
1977-78 — Walter Davis, Phoenix Suns
1976-77 — Adrian Dantley, Buffalo Braves
1975-76 — Alvan Adams, Phoenix Suns
1974-75 — Jamaal Wilkes, Golden State Warriors
1973-74 — Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo Braves
1972-73 — Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves
1971-72 — Sidney Wicks, Portland Trail Blazers
1970-71 — Geoff Petrie, Dave Cowens, Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics
1969-70 — Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee Bucks
1968-69 — Wes Unseld, Baltimore Bullets
1967-68 — Earl Monroe, Baltimore Bullets
1966-67 — Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons
1965-66 — Rick Barry, San Francisco Warriors
1964-65 — Willis Reed, New York Knicks
1963-64 — Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati Royals
1962-63 — Terry Dischinger, Chicago Zephyrs
1961-62 — Walt Bellamy, Chicago Packers
1960-61 — Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
1959-60 — Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
1958-59 — Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers
1957-58 — Wood Sauldsberry, Philadelphia Warriors
1956-57 — Tom Heinsohn, Boston Celtics
1955-56 — Maurice Stokes, Rochester Royals
1954-55 — Bob Pettit, Milwaukee Hawks
1953-54 — Ray Felix, Baltimore Bullets
1952-53 — Don Meineke, Fort Wayne Pistons