T-Mobile® Rookie of the Month
T-Mobile is the proud sponsor of the NBA Rookie Program.
Congratulations to the January winners of the T-Mobile Rookie of the Month
Western Conference
Eric Gordon
Guard, Los Angeles Clippers
This month T-Mobile will donate $7,020 on behalf of Gordon. He edged out Minnesota’s Kevin Love for Western Conference Rookie of the Month, ranked first among rookies in scoring for the month (21.9 ppg), fourth in assists (4.1 apg) and first in minutes (41.1 mpg). In addition, the first-year guard led all Western Conference rookies in free throw percentage (.907 %). Gordon scored a career-high 41 points (13-28 FG, 6-6 FT) vs. the Thunder on Jan. 23, the most points ever scored by a Clippers rookie, besting Al Thornton’s 39-point performance on March 29, 2008. Gordon becomes the first Clippers rookie since Shaun Livingston in April, 2005 to earn NBA Rookie of the Month honors.
View stats at:
www.nba.com/eric_gordon
Eastern Conference
Brook Lopez
Center, New Jersey Nets
This month T-Mobile will donate $4,760 on behalf of Lopez. He ranked first among rookies in blocks for the month (1.81 bpg), second in rebounds (7.9 rpg) and fifth in both minutes (33.3 mpg) and scoring (14.9 ppg). In the East, he ranks first in both rebounds and blocks. The first-year center, drafted 10th overall in 2008, started all 16 games in the month of January and posted three double-doubles. Lopez also recorded a career-high 31 points on Jan. 12 and a career-high 17 rebounds on Jan. 31.
View stats at:
www.nba.com/brook_lopez
Follow the Rookies
See all the previous Rookies of the Month, see who’s up to win the next award and compare stats among all the winners at
www.nba.com/rookies.
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.
