SACRAMENTO, CA - Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein was named to the 2015-16 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, the NBA announced today. Selected out of Kentucky in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2015 NBA Draft, Cauley-Stein averaged 7.0 points (.563 FG%, .648 FT%), 5.3 rebounds, 1.00 blocks and 21.4 minutes per game in 66 games, of which he started 39. Among NBA rookies, Cauley-Stein ranked first in field goal percentage, tied seventh in rebounds per game, and sixth in blocks per game.
Cauley-Stein becomes the 15th Kings player in franchise history and the 11th in the Sacramento era to be named to the NBA All-Rookie Team, with DeMarcus Cousins being the last to be named (2010-11).
Joining Cauley-Stein on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team is Justise Winslow (Miami Heat), D’Angelo Russell (Los Angeles Lakers), Emmanuel Mudiay (Denver Nuggets), and Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers).
Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves), Kristaps Porzingis (New York Knicks), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), and Jahlil Okafor (Philadelphia 76ers) were named to the 2015-16 NBA All-Rookie First Team by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters in the United States and Canada.
Below are the voting results for the 2015-16 NBA All-Rookie Team. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
2015-16 NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM
2015-16 NBA ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM
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