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76ERS FORWARD THADDEUS YOUNG NAMED TO NBA T-MOBILE ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM

May 13, 2008 – Philadelphia, PA – The NBA announced today that 76ers forward Thaddeus Young was named to the NBA T-Mobile All-Rookie Second Team. Young received four first-place votes from the panel of the league’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.

"On behalf of the 76ers, we want to congratulate Thaddeus on earning this recognition," said Sixers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski. "The progress that Thaddeus made during the course of his first NBA season reflects not only the talent he possesses, but also his disciplined work ethic and determination to succeed."

Young joins Andre Iguodala as just the second Sixers’ rookie to be named to an All-Rookie team dating back to the 1998-99 season. Iguodala earned First Team honors in 2004-05.

This past season, Young appeared in 74 games, averaging 8.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.99 steals in 21.0 minutes per game. He started 22 of the final 38 games, averaging 10.6 points and 5.0 rebounds in those starts. Young also started all six games for Philadelphia in the playoffs, averaging 10.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.17 steals in 26.7 minutes per game.

During the regular season, Young shot 53.9% from the floor, leading all rookie qualifiers; he would have ranked tied for 10th overall in the NBA if he had enough shot attempts. For the season, the 19-year-old had 73 steals to 64 turnovers and was the NBA’s second-youngest player, trailing only Seattle’s Kevin Durant.

Young was the 12th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. The Sixers own the 16th overall pick in this year’s draft which will be held on June 26.

Below are the full results from the balloting for the 2007-08 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie teams:

Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first place votes): Joakim Noah, Chicago, 17 (1); Yi Jianlian, Milwaukee, 13; Nick Young, Washington, 10 (2); Mike Conley, Memphis, 8 (1); Corey Brewer, Minnesota, 3 (1); Sean Williams, New Jersey, 3; Glen Davis, Boston, 3; Julian Right, New Orleans, 2; Jared Dudley, Charlotte, 2; Acie Law, Atlanta, 1; Javaris Crittenton, Memphis, 1; Aaron Brooks, Houston, 1; Wilson Chandler, New York, 1; Daequan Cook, Miami, 1.