76ers Become First Team With 2 Players Earning Multiple Rookie Of Month Awards
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Philadelphia 76ers are the first team ever to have two different players win rookie of the month multiple times in the same season.
#Sixers @dariosaric named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in March; joins @JoelEmbiid in making some #NBA history pic.twitter.com/mnBVMnY2OU
— Michael Preston (@preston76) April 3, 2017
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The NBA announced on Monday that Sixers forward Dario Saric is the rookie of the month for March. Saric also won the award in February.
Another @KIA Rookie of the Month for Philly.
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) April 3, 2017
Congrats, @dariosaric! » https://t.co/XXnhlpUDxa https://t.co/UrufeHWpUZ
Joel Embiid, who is out for the season with a knee injury, won the award in October/November, December, and January.
In March, Saric, 22, averaged 18.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game in 31.7 minutes per game.