ATLANTA, GA (May 5, 2005) -- Atlanta Hawks first-year players Josh Smith and Josh Childress were both honored by the National Basketball Association this afternoon when the duo was amongst a talented group of rookies named to the 2004-05 got milk? NBA All-Rookie Team. Both were chosen to the All-Rookie Second Team, becoming the first Hawk players selected to the All-Rookie team since former Atlanta guard Jason Terry received that honor (another Second Team award winner) in 1999-2000.

“We are very happy for both guys and they are certainly deserving of this honor" said Hawks Executive Vice President and General Manager Billy Knight. "Josh and Josh made great strides over the course of their first seasons in the NBA, and this gives them a tremendous platform to continue working hard and improving their skills towards developing into outstanding players and key members of our franchise as we move forward."

Joining Smith and Childress on the Second Team were Nenad Krstic of New Jersey, Jameer Nelson of Orlando and Boston’s Al Jefferson.

Two players who each received league awards in recent days led the got milk? All-Rookie First Team - Charlotte’s Emeka Okafor, who was selected the 2004-05 NBA Rookie of the Year, and Chicago’s Ben Gordon, who was picked as the 2004-05 NBA Sixth Man award recipient. They were accompanied on the First Team by the first overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, Orlando’s Dwight Howard, and Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala and Chicago’s Luol Deng.

Smith, who finished with 22 of a possible 58 points (and three First Team votes), finished with rookie averages of 9.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a team-leading - and rookie-high -- 1.95 blocks in a little less than 28 minutes of action. In addition his blocked shots average was 12th-best in the NBA. Among rookie rankings, Smith was in the top ten in several categories: scoring (8th), rebounds (3rd), offensive rebounding (tied for 5th), field goal percentage (tied for 9th), steals (10th), minutes played (5th), double-doubles (4th), and efficiency rating (5th). A participant in the got milk? Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend in Denver, Smith also captured the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk title, recording three perfect scores of 50 in four dunks.

In a December 18 game at Dallas, Smith became the youngest player ever - 19 years, 13 days - in league history to reject ten shots in a game. He was the 17th overall selection in the 2005 Draft.

His backcourt teammate Childress, garnered 21 points (and four First Team votes), after registering top 10 totals in virtually every rookie category. The sixth pick in last year’s Draft, Childress was sixth in points per game (10.1), fourth in rebounds (6.0, and third in offensive board work at 2.4), eighth in field goal percentage (.470), second in free throw percentage (.823), third in double-doubles (12), tied for eight in assists (1.9), seventh in steals (0.9), tied for 10th in blocks (0.4), fourth in minutes played (29.7) and fourth in efficiency rating. Down the stretch he finished strong, recording 12 double-doubles in his last 35 games, averaging 14.9 ppg and 7.9 rpg.

The voting panel consisted of the NBA’s 30 head coaches, who were asked to select five players for the first team and five players for the second team, regardless of position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players on their own team. Two points were awarded for first team votes and one for second team vote.

The got milk? Milk Mustache campaign is sponsoring the NBA Rookie platform to highlight the importance of milk’s bone-building calcium and eight other essential nutrients for active people, teens especially, who add about 15 percent of their height during these years. The platform includes the ‘got milk?’ Rookie Challenge, the ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Month awards, the ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Year award and the ‘got milk?’ All-Rookie Team.

Attached are the results of the balloting for the 2004-05 got milk? NBA All-Rookie teams:

2004-05 got milk? NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM

2004-05 got milk? NBA ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM

Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first place votes): J.R. Smith, New Orleans, 15 (2); Andres Nocioni, Chicago, 15 (2); Beno Udrih, San Antonio, 11 (1); Chris Duhon, Chicago, 10; Devin Harris, Dallas, 10 (1); Tony Allen, Boston, 6 (1); Nick Collison, Seattle, 3; Anderson Varejo, Cleveland, 2; Shaun Livingston, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); Trevor Ariza, New York, 1; Sebastian Telfair, Portland, 1; Matt Bonner, Toronto, 1.