The 20-year-old center is the runaway frontrunner for rookie of the year and is expected to finish second in voting for defensive player of the year.
As expected, the NBA announced on Sunday that Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is a finalist for rookie of the year and defensive player of the year. Oklahoma City 's Chet Holmgren and Charlotte 's Brandon Miller are the other finalists for the rookie award. Wembanyama is considered a lock for the honor after averaging averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 blocks in 29.7 minutes per game.
Each voter’s complete ballot for each award will be posted at pr.nba.com after the announcement of all end-of-season awards.
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