It may have been a rough year for basketball in the Queen City, but at least there’s a young Hornet receiving some slight league-wide recognition.
Though Mark Williams was not selected to a 2022-23 Kia NBA All-Rookie team, he did receive two votes for the All-Rookie Second Team.
Had Williams broken into the rotation a bit earlier in the season, he could’ve earned the extra 46 votes needed to earn a spot on the Second Team. He finished the season with 43 games played (17 starts) and 828 total minutes, placing him 20th amongst all rookies in minutes load.