Last year’s rookie class wasn’t exactly one of the most heralded bunches we’ve seen. They came in without much hype. Today, the league announced the all rookie teams and seven guys made the 1st team.
Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving, the 2011-12 Rookie of the Year, was the leading vote getter for the NBA’s All-Rookie first team announced on Tuesday, and teammate Tristan Thompson made the second team.
In voting by the league’s 30 coaches, Irving finished with 58 points, followed by Minnesota’s Ricky Rubio with 49, Never’s Kenneth Faried with 46, Golden State’s Klay Thompson with 43 and New York’s Iman Shumpert, San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard and Detroit’s Brandon Knight, each of whom received 40 points to tie for fifth place.
Source: Cleveland.com
