Cavs' Kyrie Irving named NBA rookie of year

[Auggie]

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving drove past defenders with ease all season.

It was no different in voting for rookie of the year.

Irving, who played beyond his years and above everyone's expectations including his own, was chosen the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, winning an award he always believed was within reach.

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Irving received 117 of 120 possible first-place votes from a nationwide media panel of writers and broadcasters. Irving finished with 592 points, way ahead of Minnesota's Ricky Rubio (170) and Denver's Kenneth Faried (129).

MORE: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7932099/cleveland-cavaliers-kyrie-irving-runaway-winner-rookie-year

Might as well start the countdown now for when he leaves the team as a free agent. He signed a two-year deal in December of last year with team options for a 3rd and 4th year. Assuming the Cavs keep him that long, and they will, that targets a departure of 2016.

[RockaFowler]

1. I'm glad he won

How could Ricky Rubio be considered a Rookie??

Hasn't he been playing in Spain for years now??

This goes back to when Ichiro won Rookie of the Year. Another professional player in Japan. It made no sense

[sadbear]

2. And I'm betting Yu Darvish will win AL ROY this season, too.

[sadbear]

3. KICK