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2021-22 NBA awards voting ballot: Josh Giddey made 98 of 100 voters’ All-Rookie teams

Two out of 100 voters did not include Josh Giddey in their All-Rookie teams.

The NBA released the complete voting ballots for all awards and teams on Wednesday. The only player on the Oklahoma City Thunder roster to be selected for an award or team was guard Josh Giddey, who made the All-Rookie Second Team.

Giddey ended up collecting the seventh-most points among all rookies with 122 — 24 First Team and 74 Second Team. Out of the 100 eligible voters, it appears only two didn’t vote Giddey into a single All-Rookie spot in ESPN’s Dave Pasch and New Orleans Times-Picayune’s Scott Kushner.

In 54 games, Giddey averaged 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists on 41.9 percent shooting before being forced to miss the entirety of the post-All-Star break — minus the first game — due to hip soreness. When healthy, Giddey won four of the five Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards handed out this season.

The full ballot can be found here.

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NBA Twitter reacts to Josh Giddey being named on All-Rookie Second Team

The reception was not kind among those in Thunder Twitter, which includes Josh Giddey himself.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team on TNT Wednesday before Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks. Giddey, who played just 54 games, had a phenomenal rookie season when healthy as he averaged 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists.

Giddey missing one-third of the season was probably the biggest reason as to why he wasn’t named as a guard on the First Team. Let’s take a look at what NBA Twitter — even Giddey himself — had to say about Giddey making the second team despite winning Rookie of the Month in four of the five months during the regular season.

Josh Giddey named on NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Despite winning Rookie of the Month four out of five times, Josh Giddey fails to make the All-Rookie First Team.

The NBA announced their All-Rookie teams on Wednesday and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey ended up on the All-Second team.

Giddey, who won four of the month Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards in October/November, December, January and February, failed to take one of the two guard spots on the All-First team due to missing 28 games that includes the entirety of post-All-Star break sans one game due to a hip injury.

The 19-year-old was taken sixth overall in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft. In 54 games, Giddey averaged 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists on 41.9 percent shooting.

The two rookie teams include:

First-Team: Cade Cunningham – Jalen Green  – Scottie Barnes – Franz Wagner – Evan Mobley

Second-Team: Josh Giddey – Herb Jones – Ayo Dosunmu – Chris Duarte – Bones Hyland

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Villanova coach Jay Wright writes letter to congratulate Eric Paschall for NBA All-Rookie First Team nod

To congratulate his former player for earning a spot on the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team, Villanova coach Jay Wright penned a letter to Eric Paschall.

Despite the Golden State Warriors league-worst 15-50 record, members of the 2019-20 squad are still earning hardware.

On Tuesday, the league announced the 2020 All-Rookie Teams. Alongside Ja Morant and Zion Williamson, Golden State’s second-round pick Eric Paschall earned a spot on the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team.

To celebrate Paschall’s nod, his former coach at Villanova shared a letter to the newly crowned All-Rookie First Team member. In his letter, Wright congratulated Paschall for joining a fraternity of former Villanova alumni to earn All-Rookie team honors.

Read Wright’s full letter via @warriors on Twitter:

Wright also chimed in on Twitter with a pair of tweets to celebrate Paschall’s accomplishment. The two-time championship coach credited Golden State’s rookie for being “an exemplary Wildcat.”

Via @VUCoachJWright on Twitter:

 

During his time with Wright at Villanova, Paschall played a key role in the Wildcats run through the tournament in 2018 for the NCAA Championship.

As a senior, Paschall earned First Team All-Big East honors, averaging 16.5 points on 44.7% shooting from the field with 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest.

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