Wolves budding star Karl-Anthony Towns has been honored, again.
Karl-Anthony Towns leads NBA's all-rookie team
After being unanimously voted the NBA's rookie of the year Towns, along with New York's Kristaps Porzingis were both unanimously voted onto the league's all rookie team.
After being unanimously voted the NBA's rookie of the year Towns, along with New York's Kristaps Porzingis were both unanimously voted onto the league's all rookie team.
Both players received all 130 first team votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters in the United States and Canada.
Joining Towns and Porzingis are Devin Booker (Phoenix), Nikola Jokic (Denver) and Jahlil Okafor (Philadelphia).
The second team consists of Miami's Justise Winslow, D'Angelo Russell (Los Angeles Lakers), Emmanual Mudiay (Denver), Myles Turner (Indiana) and Willie Cauley-Stein (Sacramento).
Here is how the voting went:
2015-16 NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM
Player Team First (2 Pts) Second (1 Pt) Total
Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota 130 - 260
Kristaps Porzingis New York 130 - 260
Devin Booker Phoenix 103 25 231
Nikola Jokic Denver 73 40 186
Jahlil Okafor Philadelphia 71 44 186
2015-16 NBA ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM
Player Team First (2 Pts) Second (1 Pt) Total
Justise Winslow Miami 44 63 151
D'Angelo Russell L.A. Lakers 25 92 142
Emmanuel Mudiay Denver 35 70 140
Myles Turner Indiana 28 83 139
Willie Cauley-Stein Sacramento 2 46 50
Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first-place votes in parentheses):
Frank Kaminsky, Charlotte, 47 (2); Josh Richardson, Miami, 47 (4); Stanley Johnson, Detroit, 42 (1); Trey Lyles, Utah, 26; Bobby Portis, Chicago, 13; T.J. McConnell, Philadelphia, 2 (7); Mario Hezonja, Orlando, 4; Larry Nance Jr., Los Angeles Lakers, 3; Norman Powell, Toronto, 3; Justin Anderson, Dallas, 2; Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Brooklyn, 2; Boban Marjanovic, San Antonio, 2; Jonathon Simmons, San Antonio, 2; Jerian Grant, New York, 1; Marcelo Huertas, Los Angeles Lakers, 1; Raul Neto, Utah, 1; Cameron Payne, Oklahoma City, 1; Joe Young, Indiana, 1.
Donte DiVincenzo replaced Mike Conley in the starting lineup, and the Wolves snapped a three-game skid.