Ming and Stoudemire leads NBA All-Rookie Team

NBA Rookie of the Year Amaré Stoudemire of Phoenix and Yao Ming from Houston highlighted the NBA All-Rookie Team. Stoudemire and Yao were unanimous selections with 56 points each and were joined by Miami’s Caron Butler (55 points), Orlando’s Drew Gooden (45) and Denver’s Nene Hilario (40). Stoudemire led all rookies in rebounding (8.8) and tied for second in scoring (13.5) and blocks (1.1) while Yao was first in blocks (1.8), second in rebounding (8.2) and tied for second in scoring (13.5).

NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM
Player	Team	Points	1st Team Votes
Yao Ming	Houston	56	28
Amaré Stoudemire	Phoenix	56	28
Caron Butler	Miami	55	27
Drew Gooden	Orlando	45	17
Nene Hilario	Denver	40	13
NBA ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM
Player	Team	Points	1st Team Votes
Emanuel Ginobili	San Antonio	38	13
Gordan Giricek	Orlando	33	7
Carlos Boozer	Cleveland	28	5
Jay Williams	Chicago	28	3
J.R. Bremer	Boston	18	2