Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller has become the third former Alabama player to earn selection to the NBA’s All-Rookie first team.
The NBA announced the All-Rookie team for the 2023-24 season on Monday, and Miller finished third in the balloting for the honor.
Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren and San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama were unanimous All-Rookie selections, receiving 99 first-team votes from the panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
Miller received 97 first-team votes and one second-team vote.
Completing the All-Rookie first team were Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski. Jaquez received 89 first-team and 10 second-team votes and Podziemski received 64 first-team and 33 second-team votes.
Miller follows Derrick McKey in 1988 and Antonio McDyess in 1996 as former Alabama players who have been first-team selections for the NBA’s All-Rookie squad. Latrell Sprewell in 1993, Collin Sexton in 2019 and Herb Jones in 2022 were second-team selections.
The second selection in the 2023 NBA Draft, Miller averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 74 games as a rookie. His 184 3-point baskets rank as the fourth-most for a first-year player in NBA history.
The All-Rookie second-team selections for the 2023-24 season included Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II, Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson, Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace and Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II.
Lively received 26 first-team and 67 second-team votes, Thompson received 10 first-team and 80 second-team votes, George received three first-team and 71 second-team votes, Wallace received two first-team and 63 second-team votes and Jackson received five first-team and 33 second-team votes.
The only other player to receive a first-team vote was Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson, who also got 31 second-team votes to finish 13th in the voting.
