Tim Frazier named 2015 NBA Development League MVP and Rookie of the Year

Portland Trail Blazers guard Tim Frazier has been selected as both the 2015 NBA Development League’s Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year, as voted on by the league’s 18 head coaches.

Frazier (6-1, 170, Penn State) played in 41 games for the Red Claws, 40 as a starter, averaging 16.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 9.5 assists, good for second-best in the NBA D-League. Frazier led the NBA D-League with four triple-doubles while also recording 14 double-doubles for Maine.

In 11 NBA games (three starts) with the Philadelphia 76ers and Portland this season, Frazier averaged 5.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 21.7 minutes. He dished out 11 assists in his NBA debut with Philadelphia on Feb. 6 to become just the sixth player since 1985-86 to record at least 10 assists in his career debut.

Frazier, who signed a contract with Portland for the remainder of the season on March 30, averaged 4.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists in five games with the Trail Blazers.

During his rookie campaign in Maine, Frazier was named NBA D-League Performer of the Week three times and was selected as a 2015 NBA D-League All-Star.

Frazier becomes the second player to earn MVP and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season, joining Devin Brown who achieved the feat in 2003