It is award season in the NBA, and the announcements continued Wednesday.
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flaggwon the Rookie of the Year Awardat the end of April, but on Wednesday night, the league revealed the 2025-26 All-Rookie Team, honoring the best of the best in their first NBA season.
Flagg was obviously going to be one of the five players making upthe All-Rookie First Team.He was joined by Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Kneuppel, Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe, San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper and Memphis Grizzlies forward Cedric Coward.
The Mavericks forward led all rookies with 21 points per game. He added 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game while shooting 46.8% from the field.
Knueppel shot 42.5% from beyond the arc, the best among rookies who attempted at least 80 3-pointers. He averaged 18.5 points per game andset the rookie recordfor most 3-pointers made in a season.
The Hornets guard made 273 shots from beyond the arc, easily clearing the previous record of 207 set by Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray in the 2022-23 season.
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Edgecombe played75 games as a rookieand averaged 16 points per game, the third-highest mark for a rookie this season.
Harper largely came off the bench in his 69 games for the Spurs, but headded helpful depth. The guard made a name for himself with highlight-reel dunks down the stretch of the season.
Coward played 62 games and averaged 13.6 points. He also had 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists while playing 25.8 minutes per game.
The five players who madethe NBA All-Rookie Second TeamareNew Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears, Utah Jazz forward Ace Bailey, Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud, Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles and Pelicans forward Derik Queen.
Charlotte Hornets big man Ryan Kalkbrenner came closest to joining that group,with eight other players also receiving second-team votes.
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