I n the NBA Rookie Ladder rankings, two players have emerged as the top options for Rookie of the Year, both big men taken in the first round. Yves Missi holds down the number one

A pair of big men have been named the NBA’s Rookies of the Month for games played in December, the league announced on Thursday. Pelicans center Yves Missi won the award for the Western Conference, while Wizards forward/center Alex Sarr has claimed the award in the East.

It’ll be one Rookie of the Month vs. another Friday night at Smoothie King Center when the New Orleans Pelicans host the Washington Wizards.

Pelicans center Yves Missi and Wizards center Alexandre Sarr have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month for December.