NBA prediction: Isaac Okoro will win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award
There isn’t a rookie that I’ve been more impressed with during the NBA’s preseason than Isaac Okoro, who was drafted fifth overall in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
While the likes of LaMelo Ball and James Wiseman will garner most of the headlines heading into the start of the season, I believe that Okoro is in a position to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. Okoro has had his flashes during the preseason and was especially impressive in his rookie debut in which he finished with 18 points.
He was talked up as a versatile defender but has flashed offensive capability that could help him take his game to the next level. If he can carry his success of the preseason to the regular season, there’s no question that Isaac Okoro could be in for a big season with the Cavs.