The NBA All-Rookie First Team was announced today by the NBA. Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon and Phildelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric were unanimously selected in voting done by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Joining Brogdon and Saric on the First Team are 76ers center Joel Embiid, Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield and New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez.
Brogdon, Sarcic and Embiid are the three finalists for the 2016-2017 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award that will be announced tonight during the inaugural NBA Awards.
Making up the NBA All-Rookie Second Team were Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, Phoenix Suns forward and former Washington Husky Marquese Chriss, Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram and Dallas MAvericks guard Yogi Ferrell.
The voting panel was asked to select five players for the First Team and five players for the Second Team at any position. Two points were awarded for First Team votes and one point for Second Team votes.
(KPUG Newsroom with information from NBA.com)