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Philadelphia 76ers point guard Michael Carter-Williams has been named the NBA's rookie of the year, easily beating out Orlando's Victor Oladipo and Utah's Trey Burke for the honor.The victory should come as no surprise.Carter-Williams led all rookies in scoring (16.7 ppg), rebounding (6.2 rpg), assists (6.3 apt) and steals (1.86 spg).On the year, Burke averaged 12.8 points, 5.7 assists and 3 rebounds.Carter-Williams led the voting with 569 total points in voting, including 104 first-place votes. Oladipo received 16 first-place votes and 364 total points. Burke received 96 points, including a first-place vote from Jazz analyst Ron Boone.Click here to see how the rest of the media voted.— Aaron Falk