Nalod wrote:He'd have to jump over Malcom Brogdon and Dario Saric. Its possible if he gets starters minutes and puts up the numbers.
I'd say Embiid has to miss the majority of the remaining games.

I think he can jump over them with starter's minutes. And Embiid has only played 31 games. Can he really win it if he doesn't play, say, 45 games?

7. Willy Hernangomez, New York Knicks
Last week: No. 8

It would have been impossible to imagine a few weeks ago, but Hernangomez is one of the two best candidates, along with Saric, to replace Embiid as Rookie of the Month in the East. Hernangomez is at 11.4 points and 9.4 rebounds in just 22.8 minutes in February along with 56.1 percent from the field. It’s already a relevant conversation because the long All-Star break plus the short month means the Knicks and 76ers each have only four games left in the month. Those 22.8 minutes have improved his season-long average to 15.0, still just 19th in the class.