DERRICK ROSE WINS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Derrick Rose, who led his hometown Chicago Bulls to the playoffs and restored hope to the franchise was the runaway pick as the NBA's rookie of the year. Rose became the third Bulls player to win the award Wednesday, joining Michael Jordan and Elton Brand (who shared the award with Steve Francis). He received 111 first-place votes and 574 points from a national panel of sports writers and broadcasters; runner-up O.J. Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies received five first-place votes and 127 points. Also the Dallas Mavericks Jason Terry won the Sixth Man Of The Year Award. Lebron is next to win the MVP!