Co-Rookies Of The Year
Jet, May 29, 2000
Chicago Bulls star Elton Brand (above) gets a kiss from his mother, Daisy, after he received his NBA Rookie of the Year Award in Chicago. At right, Houston Rockets star Steve Francis flexes his muscle as he poses for photographers at a news conference in Houston that announced he is also a winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Brand and Francis were named co-winners of the top award. Brand, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 20.1 points and 10 rebounds. Francis, a 6-foot-3 guard, led all rookies in assists (6.6) and was second to Brand in scoring with 18 points; he also ranked third in steals (1.53). Each player received 58 votes from a national panel of sports media members.
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