Brandon Knight eighth in Rookie of the Year voting

Brandon Knight finished eighth in Rookie of the Year voting:

"Rookie, Team 1st 2nd 3rd TotalKyrie Irving, Cleveland 117 2 1 592Ricky Rubio, Minnesota – 49 23 170Kenneth Faried, Denver 1 30 34 129Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio 1 9 15 47Iman Shumpert, New York 1 7 7 33Klay Thompson, Golden State –  5 15 30Isaiah Thomas, Sacramento – 6 10 28Brandon Knight, Detroit – 6 3 21Chandler Parsons, Houston – 3 5 14MarShon Brooks, New Jersey – 1 1 4Kemba Walker, Charlotte – – 3 3Josh Selby, Memphis –  – 1 1"

As someone who thought Knight was a borderline All-Rookie second teamer, I think that’s most fair, if not a little generous to Knight. He showed strong promise, but this award should honor the rookies who are the best right now. Knight’s strong counting stats (total points, assists, etc.) alone don’t convince me he belongs anywhere near a Rookie of the Year ballot, considering his game is still fairly flawed.

On the bright side, it’s not definite, but Knight appears likely to make the All-Rookie second team. The All-Rookie teams are position independent, so it doesn’t matter that Knight was the sixth guard in voting.