All NBA Rookie First Team Led By Kristaps Porzingis And Karl Anthony Towns

At the end of every season in the National Basketball Association, the league announces the top rookies in the 2015 NBA Draft. According to Basketball Insiders, this year’s rookie team is led by NBA Rookie of the Year Karl Anthony-Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Towns was a unanimous selection for the rookie team. The Timberwolves star is joined by power forward Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker, center Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, and Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor. The NBA All Rookie First Team consists of four big men.

Karl Anthony-Towns was the first overall selection in the 2015 NBA Draft. The Kentucky Wildcats star won the NBA Rookie of the Year award at the end of the season. Towns had an amazing season. He played in all 82 games. Towns averaged 18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, two assists, and 1.7 blocks per game. Towns shot 54 percent from the field and 34 percent from the three-point line. He was apart of the Rising Stars Challenge. Towns also participated in the NBA All Star Weekend Skills Challenge and won it. He was the tallest, heaviest, and youngest to win the event. Towns has a bright future in the National Basketball Association.

The fourth overall selection in the 2015 NBA Draft was Kristaps Porzingis. He was picked by the New York Knicks. Porzingis has been a bright spot in a lost season for the Knicks. Many fans doubted that Kristaps would be potential star player for the Knicks. He has been compared to center Pau Gasol. Porzingis had a strong rookie season. He finished second in the Rookie of the Year award. Porzingis averaged 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, and 1.3 assists. He played in 72 games. Kristaps played in the Rising Star Challenge for Team World.

The Phoenix Suns selected Devin Booker 13th overall in the NBA Draft. The Suns drafted Booker because of his potential to be a 3 and D player in the National Basketball Association. He would have been selected with a higher pick but he was coming off the bench for the Kentucky Wildcats. Booker became the fifth youngest player in the league’s history to record a double. The most notable name on that list is LeBron James. The former Kentucky Wildcats star became the third youngest player to score 30 points. Booker was the youngest in Suns’ history. He has shown some of his potential this season.

Nikola Jokic was selected with 41st overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. He spent that summer playing in the Euro League. Jokic came to the Nuggets in the 2015 season, which still makes him a rookie since he didn’t play in the league last year. He played in 80 games and started in 55 of those. Jokic averaged 10 points, seven rebounds, 2.4 assists, and one steal. He only played in 21 minutes. Jokic was behind several big men on the Nuggets. He was also selected to play for Team World in the Rising Stars Challenge. Jokic finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting.

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Jahlil Okafor with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft. He was projected to be the new face of the franchise. Okafor had an up and down season his rookie year. He was selected to play in the Rising Stars Challenge for Team USA. The former Duke Blue Devils star averaged 17.5 points, seven rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game. Okafor played in 53 games this year.

The All NBA Rookie First Team has a load of big men on this team. They have shown the potential of being future All Stars.

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