Jalen Green finished his NBA season as the second-leading rookie scorer in the league with 17.3 points per game, just a tick behind No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham, who averaged 17.4 points with the Pistons. The No. 2 overall pick also closed strong, scoring at least 30 points in six of the Rockets’ final seven games, including a 41-point outing in Sunday’s regular season finale.
Despite all that, the 20-year-old may get squeezed out of making the All-Rookie first team, because voters have fallen in love with Pelicans forward Herb Jones. As some media members have started making their votes public this week, it’s becoming obvious that Jones, who has far exceeded any expectations of him as a second-round pick, could sneak onto the first team with his 9.