The Philadelphia 76ers’ Michael Carter-Williams and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Gorgui Dieng were named Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month on Tuesday, for games played in March.
Carter-Williams led all rookies in scoring with 14.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 6.5 assists and 1.75 steals in March. He posted a double-digit scoring effort in 13-of-16 games in March and put up four double-doubles, and messed around and got a triple-double on March 10th against the Knicks. Carter-Williams scored 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 123-110 loss to New York. In eight games this month, Carter-Williams recorded eight games with two or more steals on the month. He ranks fourth in the league with 1.97 thefts per contest.
Dieng ranked fifth among Western Conference rookies in scoring with 8.6 ppg and second among all rookies in both rebounding with 8.3 rebounds per contest and 61.3 % field goal percentage. He recorded a perfect field goal percentage on March 19, 28 and 31 this month and collected five point-rebound double-doubles during March. He put up a 22-point, 21-rebound effort on March 20 in a 129-106 loss to the Houston Rockets.
