Holmgren and Wallace named to NBA All-Rookie teams, setting records for Thunder

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma City Thunder players Chet Holmgren and Cason Wallace have been named to the 2023-24 NBA All-Rookie Teams.

Forward/center Holmgren was named to the All-Rookie First Team, and guard Wallace was named to the All-Rookie Second Team.

Holmgren is the third Thunder player to earn the First Team honors, and he and Wallace are the sixth and seventh Thunder players overall to be named to an All-Rookie team.

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During his rookie campaign, Holmgren appeared in 82 games and averaged 16.5 points with 7.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.32 blocks.

He's the only rookie in Thunder history to record more than 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.

Wallace also appeared in 82 games and averaged 6.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.

He is the only rookie in NBA history to shoot at least 49% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc while making at least 75 threes in a season.

Holmgren and Wallace were the only two rookies to appear in all of their team’s games this season.

Oklahoma City is the only team to have multiple players named to an All-Rookie team this year.

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