Markkanen, Bogdanovic join First and Second All-Rookie teams

2018-05-22T20:21:18+00:00 2018-05-23T17:04:08+00:00.

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22/May/18 20:21

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Lauri Markkanen and Bogdan Bogdanovic left their mark in their first NBA season.

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Finnish big man Lauri Markkanen was selected in the First Team, while EuroLeague champion Bogdan Bogdanovic made it to the Second.

Markkanen, the fastest player in NBA history to make 100 three-pointers, received 76 votes from 100 ballots from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

The All-Rookie teams:

First team: Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Kyle Kuzma, Lauri Markkanen.

Second team: Dennis Smith Jr., Lonzo Ball, John Collins, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Josh Jackson.

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Ben Simmons were unanimously selected to the 2017-18 NBA All-Rookie First Team after receiving first-place votes on all 100 ballots from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (99 First Team votes) fell one vote shy of joining Mitchell and Simmons as a unanimous selection to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Mitchell, Simmons and Tatum are the three finalists for the 2017-18 NBA Rookie of the Year award.

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