The NBA has officially revealed its All-Rookie teams for the 2024/25 season (Twitter links). The First Team is made up the top two picks in the 2024 draft, a pair of Grizzlies, and this season’s Rookie of the Year, while the Second Team is heavy on centers.
A panel of 100 media members selected the All-Rookie teams, with players earning two points for a First Team vote and one point for a Second Team nod. The 10 players who made the cut, along with their corresponding point totals (Twitter link), are as follows:
First Team
Stephon Castle, Spurs (200 points)- Zaccharie Risacher, Hawks (199)
- Jaylen Wells, Grizzlies (195)
- Zach Edey, Grizzlies (173)
- Alex Sarr, Wizards (150)
Second Team
- Kel’el Ware, Heat (138)
- Matas Buzelis, Bulls (97)
- Yves Missi, Pelicans (90)
- Donovan Clingan, Trail Blazers (73)
- Bub Carrington, Wizards (53)
There are no real surprises on the First Team. Castle was the recipient of this season’s Rookie of the Year and was also the only player to be unanimously selected to the First Team, but fellow Rookie of the Year finalists Risacher and Wells weren’t far behind him. Edey and Sarr played significant roles for their respective teams and also finished in the top five in Rookie of the Year voting.
Among the members of the Second Team, Ware and Buzelis finished sixth and seventh in Rookie of the Year voting, while Missi, Clingan, and Carrington became starters for their respective teams in their first NBA seasons.
Carrington just narrowly edged out Jazz guard Isaiah Collier, who received one First Team vote and 50 Second Team votes for a total of 52 points. Carrington technically showed up on fewer overall ballots, but gained the slight edge because he was selected to the First Team by three voters (he was named to the Second Team by 47).
A total of 23 players showed up on at least one voter’s ballot, with Jazz forward/center Kyle Filipowski, Pistons forward Ron Holland, Lakers forward Dalton Knecht, and Suns wing Ryan Dunn rounding out the top 15 vote-getters — they, along with Collier, would’ve made up a hypothetical All-Rookie Third Team if the league recognized 15 players like it does for All-NBA.
All-Rookie is one of the few awards that doesn’t require players to meet the 65-game minimum and certain minutes-played thresholds. Risacher, Edey, Ware, Buzelis, and Clingan each would have been ineligible for consideration if that rule applied to All-Rookie voting.
Thank god AK finally did something right and getting Buzelis at 11.
8 points a game on a bad team lol.
Every single one of these rookies were on a bad team. What’s your point? Also, tell me you don’t want without you telling me. 8.5 PPG yeah, but after 2nd half it went up to 14 PPG. Maybe you should have thought this one out champ, before you replied?
I meant watch, stupid autocorrect.
I assume Edey will be the worst out of this list when it’s all said and done.
Well that’s pretty rude
True, my bad
Budd Rubb & Lil Sis
Gotta praise Wells and Edey. They have earned their place. Props to them both. Excellent picks ……
I’m a big Castle fan. I see a big future as a 2Way talent. I also like him and Fox backcourt.
It’s why I would trade that second pick. Spurs and Rockets are in a great position to add a major talent with a trade. Harper is clearly the best pick after Cooper. With Fox here you don’t need to add Harper. Spurs have options.