On January 5, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the Rookie of the Month for December, and josh Kitty of the Thunder and Franz Wagner of the Magic were elected as the Rookie of the Month of December in the East and West! The two of them were very stable in December, the mainstay of the Thunder and Magic, and it is indeed deserved to be able to win the best rookie of the month!
In December, Kiddy averaged 11.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, one of the thunder's absolute cores, and when Alexander couldn't play, Kiddy stepped up well to help the team stabilize the situation. And he scored 17 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists in the game against the Lone Ranger, and when he won the triple-double, he was only 19 years old and 85 days old, which also made him the youngest Mr. Triple-double in NBA history!
Looking at Kiddy's play this season, he is really one of the most promising young people in this league, this season he averaged 30.2 minutes per game, can get 11 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.4 assists, comprehensiveness is very rare in young people, in the first season of his career can get the average data of nearly three-doubles per game, the future is really unimaginable!
Wagner Jr. was named the best player in the East, but his recent performances have been outstanding, with Wagner Jr. averaging 19.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in December, which is the team's most definite scoring point, and in the case of Col Antoni's suspension, he is the team's first scoring point.
Wagner Jr. has averaged 15.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game this season, and on the rookie's scoring list, Wagner Jr. is also 0.4 points ahead of the Raptors' Barnes, ranking first among all rookies, and scores higher than canonically for Canningham, Jaylen Green and Mobley, and it would not be surprising if Wagner Jr. won the best rookie in this season's game!