{"id":683811,"date":"2026-05-21T09:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/683811\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:04:15","slug":"nba-all-rookie-1st-team-flagg-knueppel-edgecombe-harper-and-coward-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/683811\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA All-Rookie 1st team: Flagg, Knueppel, Edgecombe, Harper and Coward \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Dallas\u2019 Cooper Flagg, Charlotte\u2019s Kon Knueppel and Philadelphia\u2019s VJ Edgecombe were unanimous first-team selections for the NBA\u2019s All-Rookie team, which was unveiled Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Also making first-team All-Rookie: San Antonio\u2019s Dylan Harper and Memphis\u2019 Cedric Coward. Harper also appeared on all 100 ballots, with 93 first-team nods and seven second-team votes.<\/p>\n

Those five players were also the only ones to get votes in the Rookie of the Year balloting, where Flagg edged Knueppel for top honors.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg answers a question before acting as honorary pace car driver for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/LM Otero)<\/p>\n

The All-Rookie second team included New Orleans\u2019 Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen, Utah\u2019s Ace Bailey, Sacramento\u2019s Maxime Reynaud and Toronto\u2019s Collin Murray-Boyles.<\/p>\n

The NBA will announce the All-Defensive team on Friday and the All-NBA team on Sunday, with Coach of the Year set to be announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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