CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cavaliers' Collin Sexton tied No. 1 pick Deandre Ayton as the predicted NBA Rookie of the Year in a vote by their peers.

Sexton, whom the Cavs drafted eighth overall in June, and Ayton of the Phoenix Suns each received 18 percent of the 36 votes cast by rookies at an NBA rookie event and collected by NBA.com. Fifteen players received at least one vote.

Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop was voted the steal of the draft -- the Timberwolves selected him in the second round (48th overall). Trae Young was voted the best rookie shooter and Chicago's Wendell Carter Jr. was predicted to have the best pro career (13 percent).

Among the rookies, 29 percent said LeBron James is their favorite player.

Sexton, 19, came to the Cavs after one season as Alabama's point guard. He averaged 19.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists for the Cavs at the NBA Summer League tournament in Las Vegas last month. He was named an All-Summer League first teamer.

Players were not allowed to vote for themselves or their teammates.