NBA Rookie of the Year ladder, 2026–27

Rookie of the Year ladder: all 52 rookies

1. 1Yaxel Lendeborg · GSW · 7 games · avg22.3pts7.3reb3.7ast12.7game score▲ 1
2. 2Darius Acuff Jr. · SAC · 6 games · avg26.3pts3.7reb6.3ast11.2game score▼ 1
3. 3Cameron Boozer · MEM · 6 games · avg17.3pts10.5reb5.7ast10.9game score–
4. 4Caleb Wilson · CHI · 6 games · avg21.2pts6.7reb2.5ast10.8game score–
5. 5Keaton Wagler · LAC · 6 games · avg13.2pts4.5reb3.5ast8.3game score–
6. 6Darryn Peterson · UTA · 6 games · avg13.3pts4.3reb2.8ast8.2game score–
7. 7Trevon Brazile · DEN · 5 games · avg8.8pts6.6reb0.2ast7.7game score–
8. 8Brayden Burries · MIL · 6 games · avg8.8pts3.7reb1.3ast7.5game score▲ 1
9. 9Kingston Flemings · ATL · 7 games · avg7.1pts2.9reb4.7ast6.9game score▲ 2
10. 10Mikel Brown Jr. · BKN · 4 games · avg10.3pts2.5reb4.3ast6.8game score▲ 2
11. 11Allen Graves · TOR · 6 games · avg5.2pts3reb0.7ast6.6game score▼ 1
12. 12Aday Mara · OKC · 6 games · avg5.8pts5reb1.3ast6.3game score▲ 1
13. 13Nate Ament · MIL · 4 games · avg7.5pts2.8reb0.5ast6.3game score▲ 1
14. 14Morez Johnson Jr. · DAL · 6 games · avg6.3pts3.3reb1.3ast5.7game score▲ 1
15. 15Bryce Hopkins · DEN · 4 games · avg3.8pts2.3reb0.5ast5.5game score▲ 1
16. 16Bennett Stirtz · OKC · 6 games · avg4.7pts0.5reb1.2ast5.2game score▲ 1
17. 17Emanuel Sharp · SAC · 6 games · avg3.8pts0.7reb0.7ast4.2game score▲ 1
18. 18AJ Dybantsa · WAS · 2 games · avg18pts4.5reb1.5ast4.5game score▲ 1
19. 19Meleek Thomas · CLE · 3 games · avg13pts2.3reb1ast4.3game score▲ 1
20. 20Graham Ike · GSW · 5 games · avg7pts3.2reb1ast3.9game score▼ 12
21. 21Tobe Awaka · CHI · 3 games · avg2.7pts6.7reb1ast2.8game score–
22. 22Sergio de Larrea · DAL · 4 games · avg5.3pts2reb1.3ast2.4game score–
23. 23Nick Martinelli · LAC · 4 games · avg3.8pts1.8reb0.5ast2.3game score▲ 18
24. 24Baba Miller · LAC · 5 games · avg2pts2.8reb0.6ast2game score–
25. 25Hannes Steinbach · CHA · 2 games · avg3pts2.5reb0ast1.9game score▼ 2
26. 26Jaden Bradley · TOR · 5 games · avg1.8pts0.6reb0.8ast1.9game score▲ 7
27. 27Alpha Diallo · DEN · 1 game · avg4pts2reb2ast1.9game score▼ 1
28. 28Bogoljub Markovic · MIL · 1 game · avg2pts1reb0ast1.9game score▼ 1
29. 29Tobi Lawal · DAL · 3 games · avg1.7pts0.3reb0.7ast1.9game score▼ 4
30. 30Ryan Conwell · MIA · 4 games · avg2.3pts0.3reb0.5ast1.7game score▼ 2
31. 31Chris Cenac Jr. · BOS · 2 games · avg3pts1.5reb0ast1.7game score▼ 2
32. 32Ja'Kobi Gillespie · SAS · 2 games · avg2.5pts0reb0ast1.7game score▼ 2
33. 33Karim Lopez · MEM · 2 games · avg1pts1reb0ast1.7game score▼ 2
34. 34Koa Peat · PHX · 2 games · avg2pts0.5reb0ast1.7game score▼ 2
35. 35Maliq Brown · SAS · 1 game · avg0pts0reb1ast1.6game score–
36. 36Felix Okpara · WAS · 1 game · avg1pts0reb0ast1.6game score–
37. 37Tarris Reed Jr. · SAS · 3 games · avg2pts2.7reb0ast1.6game score▼ 3
38. 38Carson Cooper · MEM · 1 game · avg1pts2reb1ast1.6game score▼ 1
39. 39Labaron Philon Jr. · PHI · 4 games · avg3pts1.3reb0.3ast1.5game score▼ 1
40. 40Cameron Carr · LAL · 1 game · avg0pts0reb0ast1.5game scoreNew
41. 41Dailyn Swain · CHI · 1 game · avg2pts2reb2ast1.5game score▼ 1
42. 42Bruce Thornton · HOU · 5 games · avg2pts0.2reb0ast1.5game score▼ 3
43. 43Jaden Akins · NYK · 2 games · avg0pts0reb0ast1.3game score▼ 1
44. 44Zuby Ejiofor · ATL · 2 games · avg1.5pts1reb0ast1.3game score–
45. 45Ebuka Okorie · DET · 3 games · avg0.7pts0reb0.7ast1.2game score–
46. 46Josh Dix · OKC · 3 games · avg3pts1reb0ast1.2game score–
47. 47Braden Smith · IND · 4 games · avg0.3pts0reb0.5ast1.2game score▼ 4
48. 48Joshua Jefferson · BKN · 1 game · avg0pts0reb0ast1.1game score–
49. 49Alex Karaban · SAC · 4 games · avg1.8pts0.8reb0.5ast1.1game score▼ 2
50. 50Christian Anderson · CHA · 7 games · avg1.9pts1.4reb1.3ast0.9game score▼ 1
51. 51Isaiah Evans · MIN · 4 games · avg0pts0.3reb0.5ast0.9game score▼ 1
52. 52Jaylin Sellers · CHI · 3 games · avg2pts0.3reb1.3ast0.7game score▼ 1