Wiggins, Noel, Mirotic, Clarkson, Payton on All-Rookie Team
The Minnesota Timberwolves' Andrew Wiggins, the 2014-15 NBA Rookie of the Year, headlines the 2014-15 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today.
Wiggins was the lone unanimous choice, receiving 130 First Team votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.
Wiggins is joined on the First Team by the Chicago Bulls' Nikola Mirotic, the Philadelphia 76ers' Nerlens Noel, the Orlando Magic's Elfrid Payton and the Los Angeles Lakers' Jordan Clarkson.
| Player | Team | 1st (2 pt) | 2nd (1 pt) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | Minnesota | 130 | -- | 260 |
| Nikola Mirotic | Chicago | 128 | 2 | 258 |
| Nerlens Noel | Philadelphia | 125 | 2 | 252 |
| Elfrid Payton | Orlando | 121 | 8 | 250 |
| Jordan Clarkson | L.A. Lakers | 74 | 52 | 200 |
| Player | Team | 1st (2 pt) | 2nd (1 pt) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | Boston | 28 | 86 | 142 |
| Zach LaVine | Minnesota | 22 | 91 | 135 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | Brooklyn | 7 | 93 | 107 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | Denver | 3 | 91 | 97 |
| Langston Galloway | New York | 7 | 58 | 72 |
Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first-place votes in parentheses): Rodney Hood, Utah, 54 (1); Tarik Black, L.A. Lakers, 28; K.J. McDaniels, Houston, 20; Dante Exum, Utah, 17 (3); Jabari Parker, Milwaukee, 13; Mitch McGary, Oklahoma City, 9; Aaron Gordon, Orlando, 5 (1); Spencer Dinwiddie, Detroit, 4; Jerami Grant, Philadelphia, 4; Kostas Papanikolaou, Houston, 4; T.J. Warren, Phoenix, 4; Damjan Rudez, Indiana, 3; Tyler Ennis, Milwaukee, 2; Joe Ingles, Utah, 2; JaKarr Sampson, Philadelphia, 2; James Ennis, Miami, 1; Cory Jefferson, Brooklyn, 1; Tyler Johnson, Miami, 1; Shabazz Napier, Miami, 1; Nik Stauskas, Sacramento, 1; James Young, Boston, 1.