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Chris Duarte was selected for the second best team of rookies of the NBA season.
Dominican player Chris Duarte has been chosen to be part of the second team of rookie players of the season, an excellent achievement for the outsider from Puerto Plata, who shone during the season. He joined the Indiana Pacers after being selected 13th overall.
There were no surprises on the rookie first team, made up of the top 4 draft picks and the 8th overall pick.
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They formed the ideal quintet: Cade Cunningham (Pistons, number 1 in the draft), Jalen Green (Rockets, 2), Evan Mobley (Cavaliers, 3), Scottie Barnes (Raptors, 4), who was chosen He went back as Rookie of the Year, and Franz Wagner (Magic, 8).
The 100 panelists who voted, all members of the media, unanimously chose for the first quintet to Barnes, Cunningham and Mobley.
The second team was made up of Josh Giddey (Thunder, number 6 in the draft), the aforementioned Duarte (Pacers, 13) and three players who have shown themselves to be draft steals for his very good performance: Bones Hyland (Nuggets, 26), Herb Jones (Pelicans, 35) and Ayo Dosunmu (Bulls, 38).