Banchero headlines NBA's All-Rookie teams
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams highlight this season's NBA All-Rookie teams, which the league announced Monday.
Banchero was the lone player on the All-Rookie first team to receive all 100 votes, with Williams coming one vote shy. Walker Kessler of the Utah Jazz, Keegan Murray of the Sacramento Kings, and Bennedict Mathurin of the Indiana Pacers joined the aforementioned duo on the All-Rookie first team.
2022-23 All-Rookie first team
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Orlando Magic |
| Jalen Williams | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Walker Kessler | Utah Jazz |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Indiana Pacers |
| Keegan Murray | Sacramento Kings |
Banchero won the 2022-23 Rookie of the Year award in near-unanimous fashion, capturing 98-of-100 first-place votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The Duke product paced all rookies in scoring (20 points per game) and tallied six 30-point games.
Williams started 62 games for the Thunder, averaging 14.1 points on 52.1% shooting to help a young Oklahoma City squad come within one win of a playoff berth.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets had two players each on the All-Rookie second team.
2022-23 All-Rookie second team
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Jaden Ivey | Detroit Pistons |
| Tari Eason | Houston Rockets |
| Jalen Duren | Detroit Pistons |
| Jabari Smith | Houston Rockets |
| Jeremy Sochan | San Antonio Spurs |
Jaden Ivey led the All-Rookie second team with 43 first-team votes and 56 second-team votes. The Pistons guard was among six top-10 picks from the 2022 draft to crack an All-Rookie team.
Unlike last season, no second-round selections received a nod. Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard came closest, falling one point short of Tari Eason for the final spot on the All-Rookie second team.
Shaedon Sharpe of the Portland Trail Blazers, AJ Griffin of the Atlanta Hawks, and Christian Braun of the Denver Nuggets also received votes. Thunder forward Jaylin Williams was the only player outside of either All-Rookie team to receive a first-team vote.