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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year, and New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson headlined the 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the league announced on Tuesday.
As the lone unanimous selection, Morant received NBA All-Rookie First Team votes on all 100 ballots from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Joining Morant and Williamson on the First Team are Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn and Golden State Warriors forward Eric Paschall.
With the selection of Morant and Clarke, the Grizzlies have multiple players on the NBA All-Rookie First Team for the first time since the 2001-02 season (Pau Gasol and Shane Battier). Meanwhile, Nunn is the first Heat player named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team since the 2008-09 season (Michael Beasley).
The 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie Second Team consisted of Heat guard Tyler Herro, Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis II, Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington Jr. and Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura. Herro finished one voting point from earning a First Team selection.
The 2019-20 NBA All-Rookie Second Team: pic.twitter.com/fU0B0jjyhF
— Cody Taylor (@CodyTaylorNBA) September 15, 2020
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