NBA announces 2013-2014 All Rookie Team

The NBA today announced its 2013-14 All-Rookie First Team, headlined by the Philadelphia 76ers’ Michael Carter-Williams, the 2013-14 NBA Rookie of the Year.

Carter-Williams was the lone unanimous First Team selection (250 points, 125 First Team votes), while the Orlando Magic’s Victor Oladipo narrowly missed a perfect ballot (248 points, 124 First Team votes).

Trey Burke of the Utah Jazz (230 points, 108 First Team votes), Mason Plumlee of the Brooklyn Nets (214 points, 95 First Team votes), and the New York Knicks’ Tim Hardaway Jr. (204 points, 87 First Team votes) form the rest of the 2013-14 NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Carter-Williams, the 11th overall selection in the 2013 NBA Draft, averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.86 spg. He joined Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson as the only rookies in NBA history to average at least 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Oladipo averaged 13.8 ppg, 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 apg, and 1.6 spg in his rookie campaign, while Burke averaged 12.8 ppg, 5.7 apg, and 3 rpg.

The NBA All-Rookie Second Team consists of the Boston Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk (119 points, 19 First Team votes), the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (116 points, 15 First Team votes), the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Gorgui Dieng (96 points, 21 First Team votes), the Charlotte Hornets’ Cody Zeller (67 points, three First Team votes), and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Steven Adams (65 points, nine First Team votes).

The voting panel consisted of 125 sportswriters and broadcasters who were asked to select five players for the first team and five players for the second team, regardless of position. Two points were awarded for first team votes and one for second team votes.

Others Receiving Votes

Ben McLemore, Sacramento, 63 (4); Pero Antic, Atlanta, 62 (10); Nick Calathes Memphis, 39 (2); Ryan Kelly, L.A. Lakers, 29; Matthew Dellavedova, Cleveland, 20 (3); Nate Wolters, Milwaukee, 20; Ray McCallum, Sacramento, 8; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Detroit, 6; Hollis Thompson, Philadelphia, 5; Tony Snell, Chicago, 4; Phil Pressey, Boston, 2; Anthony Bennett, Cleveland, 1; Reggie Bullock, L.A. Clippers, 1; Robert Covington, Houston, 1; Alex Len, Phoenix, 1; C.J. McCollum, Portland, 1; Shabazz Muhammad, Minnesota, 1; Andre Roberson, Oklahoma City, 1; Jeff Withey, New Orleans, 1.

By Staff of TheDailySportsHerald.com and news services