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.

May 19, 2016 at 6:13PM
(Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wolves budding star Karl-Anthony Towns has been honored, again.

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.

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