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Towns, Porzingis headline NBA All-Rookie first team

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The NBA released its All-Rookie first team on Thursday, with the Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns and New York Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis headlining the group.

First Team

Player Team Total Votes
Karl-Anthony Towns Timberwolves 260
Kristaps Porzingis Knicks 260
Devin Booker Suns 231
Nikola Jokic Nuggets 186
Jahlil Okafor 76ers 186

Towns and Porzingis were the only players to earn unanimous first-team selections, which doesn't come as a shock given their dominance over the season's first three months. While Porzingis would eventually cool down, Towns would go on to win Rookie of the Month six times, becoming the first player to do so since Damian Lillard accomplished the feat during the 2012-13 season.

Second Team

Player Team Total Votes
Justise Winslow Heat 151
D'Angelo Russell Lakers 142
Emmanuel Mudiay Nuggets 140
Myles Turner Pacers 139
Willie Cauley-Stein Kings 50

Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow headlines the All-Rookie second team, serving as arguably the best defender among first-year players.

The Miami Heat's Josh Richardson and Toronto Raptors' Norman Powell were the only Rookie of the Month winners to not make either team.

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