| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chet Homgren | C |
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| 2021 | Cade Cunningham | PG |
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| 2020 | LaMelo Ball | PG |
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| 2019 | Zion Williamson | PF |
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| 2018 | DeAndre Ayton | C |
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| 2017 | Markelle Fultz | PG |
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| 2016 | Ben Simmons | SF |
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| 2015 | Karl-Anthony Towns | C |
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| 2014 | Andrew Wiggins | SF |
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| 2013 | Nerlens Noel | C |
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| 2012 | Anthony Davis | C |
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| 2011 | Kyrie Irving | PG |
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| 2010 | John Wall | PG |
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| 2009 | Blake Griffin | PF |
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| 2008 | Derrick Rose | PG |
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| 2007 | Greg Oden | C |
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| 2006 | Andrea Bargnani | C |
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| 2005 | Andrew Bogut | C |
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| 2004 | Dwight Howard | C |
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| 2003 | Lebron James | SF |
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| 2002 | Yao Ming | C |
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| 2001 | Kwame Brown | C |
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