Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller is a finalist for the KIA NBA Rookie of the Year Award for the 2023-24 season.

Miller, Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren or San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will win the award. They received the most votes from a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters that determines the award winner, who will receive the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy.

The winner of the Rookie of the Year Award and the NBA’s other year-end honors will be announced over the next week during TNT’s coverage of the NBA playoffs.

The Hornets chose Miller from Alabama with the second selection in the 2023 NBA Draft after the Spurs made Wembanyama the No. 1 pick. Holmgren entered the NBA as the No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, but he missed the entire 2022-23 season because of a foot injury.

In 74 games, Miller averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a rookie. His 184 3-point baskets rank as the fourth-most for a first-year player in NBA history.

One player from an Alabama high school or college has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Former Brantley High School and Auburn standout Chuck Person won the 1986-87 award as he averaged 18.8 points per game as a forward for the Indiana Pacers.

Former Carver-Dothan star Artis Gilmore won the 1971-72 ABA Rookie of the Year Award as the Kentucky Colonels’ center. He averaged 23.8 points and led the ABA with 17.8 rebounds per game in his first season.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.