The NBA has announced its All-Rookie selections for the 2025-26 campaign, naming 10 first-year players to the league’s First and Second Teams.
First Team
• Cooper Flagg, Mavericks – 200 points
• Kon Knueppel, Hornets – 200
• VJ Edgecombe, 76ers – 200
• Dylan Harper, Spurs – 193
• Cedric Coward, Grizzlies – 125
Second Team
• Derik Queen, Pelicans – 110 points
• Maxime Raynaud, Kings – 110
• Jeremiah Fears, Pelicans – 109
• Ace Bailey, Jazz – 107
• Collin Murray-Boyles, Raptors – 66
A panel of 100 media members determined the results, awarding two points for each First-Team vote and one point for each Second-Team vote. The four top draft picks from 2025 and No. 11 overall choice Cedric Coward filled out the First Team, while the Second Team featured four additional lottery selections and one second-rounder.
Flagg, Knueppel, and Edgecombe—this season’s three Rookie of the Year finalists—were unanimous First-Team choices. Harper contributed to San Antonio’s 62-win season, and Coward averaged 13.6 points on 47.1% shooting for Memphis; both also appeared on Rookie of the Year ballots.
Queen (11.7 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 3.7 APG) and Raynaud (12.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG) secured starting roles, with Raynaud becoming the lone non-lottery pick honored after entering the league at No. 42 overall. Fears and Bailey finished fourth and fifth, respectively, among rookies in scoring. Murray-Boyles, whose contributions centered on defensive versatility for fifth-place Toronto, edged Hornets center Ryan Kalkbrenner for the final spot.
Other rookies receiving votes included Wizards guard Tre Johnson (19 points), Celtics wing Hugo Gonzalez (5), Wizards swingman Will Riley (4), Spurs forward Carter Bryant (3), Nets guard Egor Demin (2), Hornets guard Sion James (2), Heat guard Kasparas Jakucionis (1), and Mavericks guard Ryan Nembhard (1). Nembhard was the only undrafted player to appear on any ballot; he signed a two-way deal with Dallas before being elevated to the standard roster in February.
The All-Rookie honor does not require players to meet the league’s 65-game and minutes-played thresholds, a rule that would have made Harper, Coward, Queen, Raynaud, Bailey, and Murray-Boyles ineligible.
Source: Hoops Rumors
