Desmond Ordonez is a native of Boise, Idaho and has written for 247 Sports, Boise's The Arbiter Newspaper, Prep Hoops Idaho and Fansided.
As the NBA trade deadline approaches on Feb. 8, Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray is turning heads, averaging 21.4 points, five assists and five rebounds and shooting 47.1% from the field and 39% from three.
Both Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren are putting up seasons worthy of Rookie of the Year honors, but their teams are in very different places in the standings and that may well play into the final vote one way or another.