Jan. 10, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey poses with point guard Damian Lillard (0) as Lillard was presented with the Western conference rookie of the month award for December 2012 before the game at the Rose Garden. The Blazers won the game 92-90. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports

It is no surprise that Damian Lillard has taken down the Rookie Of The Year award. Portland Trail Blazers’ sixth pick of the 2012 draft surpassed all expectations and outshined all other rookies this year. He averaged 19 points, 6.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game. He also became just the third rookie to score 1,500 points and dish out 500 assists in his first year, joining Oscar Robertson and Allen Iverson.

Naturally, a lot of NBA people took their time to congratulate the young point guard through Twitter:

Congrats on ROY @dame_lillard ! Well deserved, keep grindin’ !!

— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) May 1, 2013

Congrats to @dame_lillard on winning #RookieOfTheYear. Well deserved man. You’re going to be scary to face in #NBA2K14.

— Chris Manning (@LD2k) May 1, 2013

Damian Lillard has set the bar for LeBron in the MVP vote, receiving all 121 votes for Rookie of the Year.

— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) May 1, 2013

THIS JUST IN: Damian Lillard has been named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. The Blazer’s PG averaged 19 PPG and 6.5 APG this season.

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 1, 2013

It’s official. Former Weber State star @dame_lillard has been unanimously chosen as the NBA Rookie of the Year. Congratulations, Damian!

— Weber State Univ. (@WeberStateU) May 1, 2013

Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has been unanimously named the 2012-13 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. #RipCity

— Trail Blazers PR (@TrailBlazersPR) May 1, 2013

Congratulations to Damian Lillard on receiving the @nba‘s Rookie Of The Year award! #roty instagram.com/p/YyXlLznNnu/

— Hoopmixtape.com (@Hoopmixtape) May 1, 2013

Damian Lillard unanimously voted as Rookie of the Year. Amazing. A year ago half those voters had never seen him play.

— NBA Guru (@NBAGuru) May 1, 2013

Extremely proud to have @dame_lillard part of #RipCity. Rookie of the Year is the first award but by no means his last!

— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) May 1, 2013

When I first met @dame_lillard, he was at Weber State and just hoping to get drafted. Now, he’s the unanimous R.O.Y. Hard work pays off!

— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) May 1, 2013

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April 17, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard (0) pauses during a free throw against Golden State Warriors in the second half at the Rose Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports

According to Portland Trail Blazers PR Twitter account, the organization and the NBA will be making a major announcement on Wednesday. It is not clear what the announcement will be, but it is quite obvious.

The Trail Blazers and the NBA will make a major announcement on Wednesday. #RipCity

— Trail Blazers PR (@TrailBlazersPR) April 30, 2013

With the regular season awards being handed out, the winner of the Rookie Of The Year award is yet to be announced. While the formalities remain, Portland’s rookie Damian Lillard is practically the only candidate for rookies honors after a great opening season in the NBA.

After being picked sixth overall in the 2012 NBA draft, Lillard didn’t wait long before he started making his case for RoY. He hit big shots and led the Trail Blazers together with LaMarcus Aldridge. While the team ultimately hit a rough patch towards the end of the season and missed out on the playoffs, Lillard averaged 19 points, 6.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds in his first year.

It remains to be seen what the announcement will be, but more likely than not the Trail Blazers’ rookie will be handed the award.

@VytisLasaitis