2021-22 NBA Awards

Toronto's Scottie Barnes wins 2021-22 Kia Rookie of the Year award

Barnes becomes just the 3rd player in Raptors history to win the award, joining Damon Stoudamire and Vince Carter.

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Barnes finished ahead of Cavs center Evan Mobley and No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham in the voting.

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NEW YORK – Toronto Raptors guard-forward Scottie Barnes has been named the 2021-22 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, the NBA announced today.  He is the third player to win the annual award with Toronto, joining Damon Stoudamire (1995-96) and Vince Carter (1998-99).

Barnes received 378 points (48 first-place votes) from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.  Cleveland Cavaliers forward-center Evan Mobley finished in second place with 363 points (43 first-place votes).  The 15-point difference between the first- and second-place finishers marks the smallest margin in NBA Rookie of the Year balloting under the current voting format, which began with the 2002-03 season.

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham finished in third place with 153 points (nine first-place votes).  Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.

Barnes averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.08 steals and 0.74 blocks in 35.4 minutes in 74 games, leading all rookies in minutes, ranking third in points and rebounds and finishing fifth in assists, steals and blocks.  He is the sixth rookie to average at least 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.00 steals and 0.70 blocks in a season since steals and blocks became official statistics in the 1973-74 season, joining Alvan Adams (1975-76), Lionel Simmons (1990-91), Chris Webber (1993-94), Lamar Odom (1999-00) and Ben Simmons (2017-18).

A starter in every game he played, Barnes became the first rookie in Raptors history to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists in a season.  He set the franchise rookie record for offensive rebounds with 195, which was a team high and ranked 15th among all NBA players.

Raptors' coaches, teammates and Toronto legend Vince Carter surprise Scottie Barnes with the 2021-2022 Kia Rookie of the Year award.

Barnes, 20, was named the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month twice (February and March/April).  He was also selected to participate in the Clorox Rising Stars at NBA All-Star 2022.  Barnes helped the Raptors improve to 48-34 this season after finishing 27-45 last season, with Toronto earning the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2022 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel.

On March 18, Barnes posted career highs of 31 points and 17 rebounds to go with six assists against the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the first rookie to have at least 30 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a game since Blake Griffin in March 2011.  Barnes finished with 28 points, 16 rebounds and five steals against the Brooklyn Nets on Feb. 28, becoming the first rookie to reach 25 points, 15 rebounds and five steals in a game since Shaquille O’Neal in March 1993.

Toronto selected Barnes with the fourth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.  Barnes played one season at Florida State, where he was named the 2020-21 ACC Freshman of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.

Barnes was presented with a special edition 75th Anniversary commemorative trophy Saturday in celebration of the honor, gifted in addition to the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award trophy, which he will receive later.  The commemorative trophy, composed of a solid crystal basketball, features the NBA 75 logo 3D laser etched and suspended within its center.

The voting results for the 2021-22 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award are below.  The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP.  Complete ballots for each voter will be posted at PR.NBA.com after the announcement of all end-of-season awards.

Below is a year-by-year list of the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award winners:

• 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

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