On the heels of his third-place finish for Rookie of the Year, Zion Williamson earned a spot on the All-Rookie First Team, the league announced on Tuesday. Ja Morant, who took home Rookie of the Year honors, was the lone unanimous selection.
Miami’s Kendrick Nunn, who finished between Morant and Williamson for Rookie of the Year, earned 98 first-team votes to finish with the second-highest point total. Brandon Clarke, Morant’s teammate at Memphis, had the third-highest total after featuring on all but three ballots.
Williamson earned 87 first-team votes and two second-team votes. Golden State’s Eric Paschall was the final member of the First Team, finishing one point ahead of Miami’s Tyler Herro. Terence Davis of the Raptors, Coby White of the Bulls, PJ Washington of the Hornets and Rui Hachimura of the Wizards rounded out the Second Team.
New Orleans’ Jaxson Hayes was one of eight players to receive votes and not make one of the two teams, earning five second-team votes. After being selected eighth overall in the 2019 NBA Draft, Hayes featured in 62 games for the Pelicans, averaging 7.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 16.9 minutes per game while shooting 67.2% from the field.
New York’s RJ Barrett, Philadelphia’s Matisse Thybulle, Cleveland’s Darius Garland, Atlanta’s De’Andre Hunter, Denver’s Michael Porter Jr., Phoenix’s Cam Johnson and Charlotte’s Cody Martin all received votes along with Hayes.
