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Jusuf Nurkic named to NBA All-Rookie second team

Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic on Monday was named to the NBA's All-Rookie second team, the NBA announced.

Nurkic, 20, played 62 games and started in 27, averaging 6.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 17.8 minutes.

The last Nugget to be named to an all-rookie team was Kenneth Faried, who was named to the first team in 2012. The last second-team player named was James Posey in 2000.