Stephon Fortress has been named the 24-25 NBA Rookie of the Yr. He’s the fourth member of the Spurs to seize the award, becoming a member of Victor Wembanyama, Tim Duncan and David Robinson. Following Wembanyama’s recognition final season, San Antonio turns into the fifth crew in NBA historical past to characteristic back-to-back honorees.
Fortress acquired 92 of 100 First Place Votes, ending effectively forward of Zaccharie Risacher and Jaylen Wells.
In yr one, Fortress averaged a rookie-best 14.7 factors, to go along with 4.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 0.91 steals throughout 80 video games (47 begins). The primary Spurs rookie since Tim Duncan to rank high two on the crew in each factors and assists, Fortress additionally led all rookies in whole factors (1,190), made discipline targets (423), whole steals (74) and made 100+ extra free throws (249) than some other first-year participant.
The 2025 Rising Stars MVP earned Western Convention Rookie of the Month honors in each January and March and was the one participant within the 2024 draft class to surpass 1,000 factors. He scored in double figures in a rookie-best 60 video games, together with 26 contests with 20+ factors and two 30-point outings, whereas additionally recording 5 double-doubles and 18 video games with a number of steals. After averaging 12.9 factors, 2.8 rebounds and three.5 assists within the first half of the season, Fortress improved throughout the board to common 17.8 factors, 5.1 rebounds, and 5.0 assists after the All-Star break.
