The first-team NBA All-Rookie selections this year were as follows: The No. 1 overall pick in 2020 NBA Draft, the No. 3 overall pick in 2020 NBA Draft, the No. 12 overall pick in 2020 NBA Draft, the No. 19 overall pick in 2020 NBA Draft and an undrafted 25-year-old who spent the past two years playing professionally overseas.
The odds weren't ever in Jae'Sean Tate's favor. Evidently, that didn't matter.
The first-year Houston Rockets guard/forward earned a spot on the NBA's first-team all-rookie squad, which was released on Thursday night. Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Tyrese Haliburton and Saddiq Bey joined him as honorees.