2024 NBa Kia Rookie of the Year
Victor Wembanyama and his runner-up Chet Holmgren have been named
to the All-Rookie First Team, the league announced on Monday
night.
The San Antonio Spurs’ 1st
overall phenomenon and the OKC Thunder’s 2nd overall unicorn from a
year ago lead a field that includes Charlotte’s Brandon Miller (3rd
overall), Miami Heat’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. (18th overall), and Golden
State Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski (19th overall).
Wembanyama and Holmgren got all
99 1st place votes to run away with their spots. Miller had a lone
1 2nd place vote to go along with 98 1st place votes while Jaquez
and Podziemski got 89/10 and 64/33 respectively.
Making up the All-Rookie Second
team were Dallas Mavericks’ Dereck Lively (26 1st and 67 2nd place
votes), Houston Rockets’ Amen Thompson (10 1st place and 80 2nd
place votes), Utah Jazz’s Keyonte George (3 1st place and 71 2nd
place votes), Oklahoma City Thunder’s Cason Wallace (2 1st place
and 63 2nd place votes), and Memphis Grizzlies’ GG Jackson (5 1st
place and 33 2nd place votes).
Among the noticeable snubs from
the 10-man rookie list that could have been awarded were the
Portland Trailblazers’ Scoot Henderson (3rd overall), Detroit
Pistons’ Ausar Thompson (5th overall pick), and Golden State
Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis (57th overall pick).
Check out the full results
here:
2023-24 NBA All-Rookie First Team:
▪️ Chet Holmgren
▪️ Jaime Jaquez Jr.
▪️ Brandon Miller
▪️ Underworld Brandin
▪️ Victor Wembanyama2023-24 NBA All-Rookie Second Team:
▪️ Keyonte George
▪️ GG Jackson II
▪️ Dereck Lively II
▪️ Amen Thompson
▪️ Cason Wallace pic.twitter.com/BqdDDu3oRv— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
May 20, 2024
