The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual
National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the
1962–63 NBA season to the top
rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the
NBA head coaches who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team.[1] The All-Rookie Team is generally composed of two five-man lineups: a first team and a second team. The players each receive two points for each first team vote and one point for each second team vote. The top five players with the highest point total make the first team, with the next five making the second team. In the case of a tie at the fifth position of either team, the roster is expanded. If the first team consists of six players due to a tie, the second team will still consist of five players with the potential for more expansion in the event of additional ties. Ties have occurred several times, most recently in 2012, when
Kawhi Leonard,
Iman Shumpert, and
Brandon Knight tied in votes received. No respect is given to positions. For example, the first team had four
forwards, and one
guard in 2008, while the first team had four
centers (two of which were
forward-centers) and one guard in 2016.
^Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[8]
^Mychal Thompson was born in Bahamas, settled down in America.
^Dominique Wilkins, who was born in Paris, settled down in America, and has played for the USA Basketball National Team.
^When Olajuwon arrived to the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name "Akeem". He used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H.[9][10][11]
^David Robinson was originally drafted in 1987, but due to his active-duty obligation with the Navy, his rookie season did not begin until the
1989–90 season.[12]
^Richard Dumas was originally drafted in 1991, but due to drug violations, he was suspended for the entire
1991–92 season. His rookie season began in the
1992–93 season.
^Shawn Bradley, who was born in Germany, was raised in America.
^Although Tim Duncan was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is a United States citizen,[13] the NBA considers him an
international player.
^Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace on September 16, 2011, and later Metta Sandiford-Artest in May 2020.[14]
^Wally Szczerbiak was born in Spain, and his family settled down in America when he was in high school.
^Tony Parker was born in Belgium. He holds French citizenship and plays for
their national team.[15]
^Amar'e Stoudemire's first name had previously been spelled incorrectly as "Amaré" or "Amare" since joining the NBA, but was changed to "Amar'e" in October 2008.[16][17]
^Nenê Hilario changed his name to simply Nenê on August 6, 2003.[18]
^Ben Gordon, who was born in London, moved to the America as a child and grew up in New York.
^Luol Deng was born in Wau, Sudan (now in South Sudan), but became a British citizen in 2006, and has played for the Great Britain national team.
^Blake Griffin was drafted in 2009, but injured his left kneecap in a pre-season game before the
2009–10 season. He underwent surgery in January 2010 and missed the entire season. His rookie season began in the
2010–11 season.[19]
^Kyrie Irving, who was born in Australia, was raised in America, and has played for the USA Basketball National Team.
^Bojan Bogdanović, who was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and has played for the Croatian national team.
^Ben Simmons was drafted in 2016, but injured his right foot and was ruled out of the entire season. His rookie season began in the
2017–18 season.
^Jeremy Sochan was born in America, and his mother is a polish former professional basketball player.
^Chet Holmgren was drafted in 2022, but injured his foot during a Pro-am game and missed the entire 2022–23 season. His rookie season began in the
2023–24 season.
References
General
"All-Rookie Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from
the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
"All-Rookie Teams". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2008.