5 NBA Players who were unanimously named Rookie of the Year

#2 Damian Lillard (No.6 Pick 2012 NBA Draft, Selected By the Portland Trail Blazers)

Portland Guard Damian Lillard in action against the Golden State Warriors

NBA Career Accolades

NBA Rookie of the Year (2013), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2013), 4 X NBA All-Star (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019), All-NBA First Team (2018), 2 X All-NBA Second Team (2016, 2019), All-NBA Third Team (2014)

Rookie Season Stats: 19.0 ppg, 6.5 apg, 3.1 rpg

The 6'3 point guard out of Weber State was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, the same draft class as Anthony Davis.

Except for Davis, who was selected with the First Overall pick in the Draft, the 2012 class was a relatively weaker class with many high profile rookies such as Bradley Beal, Dion Waiters and Thomas Robinson performing underwhelmingly.

Lillard, who was neither highly recruited nor regarded by NBA Executives outshined every other Rookie in his class as he set many records in his Rookie season.

In his NBA Debut against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lillard recorded 23 points and 11 assists thus joining Oscar Robertson and Allen Iverson as the only players in NBA History to record 20 points and 10 assists in their Debut.

He also led all the Rookies in scoring, assists and eventually broke the all-time NBA Rookie record for 3-pointers made in a season (185 3PM), breaking Stephen Curry's record set in 2009-10 NBA season.

He was subsequently named the unanimous Rookie of the Year for his stunning performance as a Rookie.