Ranking the 10 GREATEST Rookie Seasons in NBA History! 

ESPN would put zion on this list

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

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

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😂😂

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

What about Wes unseld

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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! 🇬🇧

Great videos as always!

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

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

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!!!

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

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Great video bro

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

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

Great list, great video!

Excellent topic 👍

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

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

Wassup Andy thanks for the nice content.

Dope! I asked for this video a while ago

You made my Saturday night! Love from Malaysia.

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

Nice list, Andy.

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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.

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

Great list.

Awsome video.

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.

I liked & subscribed. Good video!

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

Video idea: *How good was Mitch Richmond?*

Espn: You forgot Zion!

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Perfect list

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

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

That is a great list.

Impressive list

Luka Doncic has a great rookie season too 😃

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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.

Totally agree with list!

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.

Luka?

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

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

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

Video idea: how good was Tim Hardaway

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 !!!

Great run down

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

Wes unseld should have at least gotten an honourable mention!

Can’t argue wit the list🤷🏾‍♂️

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.

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Magic Johnson the number 1 for me

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Luka ??

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. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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.

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

Hey Andy how are you?

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

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

Could u please do a video on Tiny Archibald or Kevin Martin ???????????

No luka????

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

Bird took ROY Magic took Finals MVP

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.

I think wilt should’ve been first great vid tho

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

Can you do for each team?

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

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.

Hella disrespectful to Tim duncan

How did you find the number for Oscar Robertson? 2.5 BPG? I thought blocks weren't counted until the mid 70s?

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.

How about the 10 greatest sophomores of all time?

How about Bill Russel?

@Andyhoops how are you not going to have Wes Unseld? Dude won ROTY and MVP in the same season back in 1969. Only player besides Wilt to do that. Edit: I'd take one of the Spurs off this list for Unseld.

Magic Johnson #1 Strongly agree 👍

Michael Jordan totally had it all in his rookie year tho