Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel headline 2026 NBA All-Rookie team

The NBA announced its 2025-26 Kia All-Rookie first team, headlined by Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks) and Kon Knueppel (Charlotte Hornets), alongside VJ Edgecombe, Dylan Harper, and Cedric Coward. Flagg, the Rookie of the Year, joined Michael Jordan as the only rookies since 1973-74 to lead their team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals, and on April 3 became the first teenager in NBA history to score 50+ points with a 51-point performance. Knueppel set the NBA rookie record with 273 three-pointers made, becoming the first rookie to lead the entire league in that category.