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.
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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.
