Didn't see this posted elsewhere, so congrats go out to EG... though he apparently wasn't good enough to play at the All-Star rookie game, he's been regarded as such now. http://www.nba.com/milk_rookie/02_allrookies.html Memphis Teammates Gasol and Battier Headline 2001-02 got milk? All-Rookie Team NEW YORK, April 29 – Memphis’ Pau Gasol and Shane Battier are joined by Golden State’s Jason Richardson, San Antonio’s Tony Parker and Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko on the 2001-02 got milk? NBA All-Rookie First Team. Gasol, the got milk? NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2001-02 season, was the only unanimous selection -- receiving the maximum 56 points -- on the team that was announced today by the NBA. Battier, the sixth selection in last year’s NBA Draft, received 54 points, followed by Richardson with 53, Parker with 48 and Kirilenko with 45. The voting panel consisted of the NBA’s 29 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 from their own team. Two points were awarded for first team votes and one for second team votes. The got milk? NBA All-Rookie Second Team consisted of Indiana’s Jamaal Tinsley (43 points), New Jersey’s Richard Jefferson (35 points), Houston’s Eddie Griffin (21 points), Detroit’s Zeljko Rebraca (15 points), Seattle’s Vladimir Radmanovic (11 points) and Phoenix’s Joe Johnson (11 points).
