The NBA announced its All-Rookie teams, featuring notable players on both the first and second teams. Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher and Grizzlies teammates Jaylen Wells and Zach Edey join Spurs Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle on the first team. Wizards center Alex Sarr also made the first team.
Heat center Kel’el Ware, Bulls forward Matas Buzelis, Pelicans center Yves Missi, Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan, and Wizards guard Bub Carrington comprise the second team.
Castle (14.7 ppg, 4.1 apg, 3.7 rpg) was a unanimous first-team selection after winning Rookie of the Year with 92 out of 100 first-place votes. Risacher (12.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.2 apg) earned 99 out of 100 first-team votes after being selected first overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Castle (No. 4), Risacher (No. 1), Edey (No. 9), Sarr (No. 2), Buzelis (No. 11), Clingan (No. 7), and Carrington (No. 14) each earned All-Rookie honors after being selected in the NBA Draft lottery.
Wells earned the third-most first-place votes with 96. The 39th selection in the draft, he is the only second-round pick to make either team. Wells started 74 games for the Grizzlies while averaging 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
Wells joins Grizzlies teammate Edey on the first team. Edey averaged 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game as a rookie after a standout college career at Purdue, where he was twice named National Player of the Year.
Sarr (13 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.5 bpg) and Carrington (9.8 ppg, 4.4 apg, 4.2 rpg) also earned All-Rookie honors as teammates.