NBA All-Rookie Team
National Basketball Association honor
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. 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.
The Chicago Bulls hold the record for franchise with the most All-Rookie Team selections, with 26. The Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards are tied for second, with 23 players selected from each franchise. Nine All-Rookie Team members have won both the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) during their careers. Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld are the only players to accomplish this feat in the same season. As of the end of the 2023-24 season, 69 members of the All-Rookie Team have been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 77 members were not from the United States, and 118 members are active in the NBA.
01Selections
| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
| * | Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as player |
| † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
| § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2027 |
| Player (in bold text) |
Indicates player who won Rookie of the Year award |
| Team (#) | Denotes number of times a player from team has won |
| Player (in italic text) |
Indicates player who was drafted first overall |
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