Garbajosa and Foye earn NBA rookie honors

01.2.2007

New York, NY (Basketball News) - Jorge Garbajosa of the Toronto Raptors and Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves have been chosen as the NBA’s top rookies for December.

Garbajosa captured the Eastern Conference honor after tying for first among rookies in double-doubles for the month with three. He also tallied nine double-digit scoring games in December and led the Raptors in scoring once, rebounds four times and assists once.

Foye, the seventh overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, led Western Conference rookies in scoring (9.6 ppg), assists (2.3 apg) and free throw accuracy (90.9 percent) in December. He reached double figures in scoring for every game in the month, including a December 29 win over Seattle, where he collected 12 points, a season high seven rebounds and five assists. Foye currently ranks third among Western Conference rookies in scoring (8.0 ppg) and fifth in assists (1.7 apg).

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