Regardless of the San Antonio Spurs resolution to take French phenom Victor Wembanyama No. 1 general within the 2023 NBA Draft and Brandon Miller incomes the second general spot in draft, Scoot Henderson is assured he’ll find yourself having a greater rookie season than the 2 gamers who have been drafted forward of him.
The Portland Path Blazers rookie sensation is so assured in how is rookie marketing campaign will play out that made a daring prediction forward of the upcoming NBA season. Throughout an interview with Playmaker, the 19-year-old Henderson assured he shall be named the Rookie of the Yr.
“My aim, clearly, is to win Rookie of the Yr, and I’ll win Rookie of the Yr,” Henderson mentioned.
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Scoot Henderson addresses the media on June 23, 2023 on the Portland Path Blazers follow facility in Portland, Oregon. (Cameron Browne/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
Henderson additionally mentioned that he’s striving to at some point be acknowledged because the “finest level guard to ever play within the recreation.”
As a substitute of taking part in faculty basketball, Henderson joined G League Ignite as soon as he completed taking part in basketball at the highschool degree.
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His time within the G League Ignite appeared to have elevated his self-confidence.
“That is only a mindset, a manifestation that I sort of grew,” Henderson mentioned. “By no means doubted myself, , ensuring I am all the time placing good power within the air, ensuring I am telling myself, ‘I am gonna have an amazing rookie season.’ I am not saying I wish to have an amazing rookie season. I am gonna have an amazing rookie season. I am gonna have an amazing profession. I’ll have an amazing profession and ensuring that is all the time in simply previous tense as a result of it occurred.”
Wembanyama will enter the season because the odds-on favourite within the Rookie of the Yr race.
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder ahead Chet Holmgren shall be eligible to win Rookie of the Yr honors since his missed all of final season as a consequence of a fracture in his foot. Holmgren was the No. 2 general draft choose final yr.
Scoot Henderson (R) poses with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (L) after being drafted third general choose by the Portland Path Blazers in the course of the first spherical of the 2023 NBA Draft at Barclays Middle on June 22, 2023 within the Brooklyn borough of New York Metropolis. (Sarah Stier/Getty Photos)
Portland will doubtless depend on Henderson in the course of the 2023-24 season if the franchise strikes on from longtime star participant Damian Lillard.
If Henderson does wish to make good on his promise, he should play a minimal of 65 video games in an effort to be eligible for the award.
Scoot Henderson seems on in the course of the 2023 NBA Draft on June 22, 2023 at Barclays Middle in Brooklyn, New York. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
In response to reviews, the NBA is instituting a brand new rule for the upcoming seasons that requires gamers to look in at least 65 video games in an effort to be eligible to obtain awards corresponding to Most Helpful Participant, Defensive Participant of the Yr and Rookie of the Yr.
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Henderson averaged 16.5 factors, 6.5 assists and 5.4 rebounds in 19 video games with the G League Ignite final season.
