NBA All-Rookie Team

Selections

See also

Notes

• ^a Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.^[8]
• ^b When Olajuwon arrived in the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name "Akeem". Olajuwon used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H.^{[9] [10]}
• ^c David Robinson was originally drafted in 1987, but due to his active-duty obligation with the Navy, his rookie season did not begin until the 1989–90 season.^[11]
• ^d Richard Dumas was originally drafted in 1991, but due to drug violations, he was suspended for the entire 1991–92 season. His rookie season began in the 1992–93 season.
• ^e Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace on September 16, 2011, and later Metta Sandiford-Artest in May 2020.^[12]
• ^f Amar'e Stoudemire's first name had previously been spelled incorrectly as "Amaré" or "Amare" since joining the NBA, but was changed to "Amar'e" in October 2008.^{[13] [14]}
• ^g Blake Griffin was drafted in 2009, but injured his left kneecap in a pre-season game before the 2009–10 season. He underwent surgery in January 2010 and missed the entire season. His rookie season began in the 2010–11 season.^[15]
• ^h Jonas Valančiūnas was drafted in 2011, but due partially to the 2011 NBA lockout, he spent the entire 2011–12 season in his home nation of Lithuania. His rookie season began in the 2012–13 season.
• ⁱ Nenê Hilario changed his name to simply Nenê on August 6, 2003.^[16]
• ^j Ben Simmons was drafted in 2016, but injured his right foot and was ruled out of the entire season. His rookie season began in the 2017–18 season.

References

• "All-Rookie Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
• "All-Rookie Teams". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 13, 2008.

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16. ^ No More Hilario for Nenê | Denver Nuggets