T-Mobile® Rookie of the Month

Western Conference

Russell Westbrook
Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder

This month T-Mobile will donate $4,440 on behalf of Westbrook. Westbrook ranked third among rookies in scoring for the month of December (15.5 ppg), second in assists (5.1 apg) and sixth in rebounding (5.1 rpg). The first-year guard’s 1.33 spg in December was second only to the 1.77 spg of Miami rookie Mario Chalmers. Westbrook was the lone rookie, and one of only seven players in the league, to post averages of at least 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists for December. Westbrook recorded two 30-point games and a five-steal game for the Thunder during the month.

View stats at:
www.nba.com/russell_westbrook

Eastern Conference

Derrick Rose
Guard, Chicago Bulls

This month T-Mobile will donate $4,900 on behalf of Rose. Rose ranked second among rookies in scoring for the month of December (16.3 ppg), first in assists (6.2 apg) and second in minutes (37.3 mpg). The first-year guard led the Bulls in assists in 12 of their 15 games for the month and tallied double-figure scoring efforts in all but one contest. Rose became just the fifth rookie in Bulls history (joining Kirk Hinrich, Michael Jordan, Reggie Theus and Jay Williams) to record a 20-point, 13-assist game when he accomplished the feat on Dec. 29 at New Jersey.

View stats at:
www.nba.com/derrick_rose

Giving Back

All season long, for every point the
T-Mobile Rookie of the Month scores during their month, T-Mobile will donate $20 in support of youth programs in this year’s All Star Game host city, Phoenix, AZ. Check back here to watch the donation grow!

2008-2009 Donations to date.