NBA All-Rookie Team explained
The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the NBA head coaches; who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team.[1] The All-Rookie Team is generally composed of two five-man lineups, a first team and a second team. The players each receive two points for each first team vote and one point for each second team vote. The top five players with the highest point total make the first team, with the next five making the second team. In the case of a tie at the fifth position of either team, the roster is expanded. If the first team consists of six players due to a tie, the second team will still consist of five players with the potential for more expansion in the event of additional ties. Ties have occurred several times, most recently in 2007, when LaMarcus Aldridge and Jorge Garbajosa tied in votes received.[2] No respect is given to positions. For example, the first team had four forwards, and one guard in 2008.
Nine All-Rookie Team members have won both the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) during their careers. Wes Unseld is the only person to accomplish this feat in the same season. As of the end of the 2007–08 season, 29 members of the All-Rookie Team have been elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame, 28 members were not born in the United States and 120 members are active in the NBA.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Winners
Notes
- Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[8]
- Hakeem Olajuwon was born in Nigeria, but became a naturalized United States citizen in 1993. When he arrived in the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name "Akeem". Olajuwon used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H.[9] [10]
- Mychal Thompson was born in The Bahamas.
- Michael Olowokandi was born in Nigeria.
- Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica, but became a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown.[11] He represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[12]
- Vlade Divac, Željko Rebrača, Vladimir Radmanović and Nenad Krstić were born in Serbia.
- Dikembe Mutombo was born in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Dino Radja, Toni Kukoč and Gordan Giriček were born in Croatia.
- Arvydas Sabonis and Žydrūnas Ilgauskas were born in Lithuania.
- Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands,[13] he is eligible to play for the U.S. internationally.[14] [15]
- Hedo Türkoğlu was born in Turkey.
- Pau Gasol, Jorge Garbajosa and Juan Carlos Navarro were born in Spain.
- Tony Parker was born in Belgium and raised in France. He represents France internationally.[16]
- Andrei Kirilenko was born in Russia.
- Yao Ming was born in China.
- Manu Ginóbili, Wálter Herrmann and Luis Scola were born in Argentina.
- Nenê was born in Brazil.
- Ben Gordon holds both American and British citizenship as he was born in England but was raised in the United States.[17]
- Luol Deng was born in Sudan, but became a naturalized British citizen in 2006.[18]
- Andrew Bogut was born in Australia.
- Andrea Bargnani was born in Italy.
References
- General
- Web site: All-Rookie Teams. 2008-08-13. ,NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.
- Web site: All-Rookie Teams. 2008-08-13. Sports Reference LLC. basketball-reference.com.
- Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Durant, Horford Headline T-Mobile All-Rookie Team. 2008-08-13. 2008-05-14. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com.
- Web site: Roy Headlines 2006-07 NBA T-Mobile All-Rookie Team. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. 2007-05-11. 2008-09-06.
- Web site: Rookie of the Year. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. 2008-09-06.
- Web site: Most Valuable Player. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. 2008-09-06.
- Web site: Hall of Famers. Hoophall.com. 2008-09-06.
- Web site: NBA Players From Around The World: 2007-08 Season. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. 2008-09-06.
- Web site: Players. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. 2008-09-06.
- Web site: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio. 2008-08-04. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com.
- Web site: Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93. 2008-06-15. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com.
- News: Chris. Dufresne. Hakeem Still Can Be Called 'the Dream'. Los Angeles Times. 2. 1991-03-11.
- Web site: The Master Of The Key: After years of relying on others to unlock doors for him, Georgetown's center Patrick Ewing will soon go off on his own. 2008-06-16. Sports Illustrated. Ralph Wiley. 1985-01-07.
- Web site: All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: E. 2008-07-13. USA Basketball.
- Web site: [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html Virgin Islands]. 2008-08-12. CIA World Factbook.
- Web site: All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: D. 2008-06-16. USA Basketball.
- Web site: All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: B. 2008-08-12. USA Basketball.
- Web site: Tony Parker Bio. 2008-11-26. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com.
- Web site: First Person: Ben Gordon, Bulls Guard. 2008-08-14. 2006-11-13. Sports Illustrated.
- Web site: NBA star Deng ready for GB debut. 2008-08-14. 2006-10-18. BBC.
