Back to the Miami Heat Newsfeed

Nunn & Herro Named To NBA All-Rookie Teams

The baby goats are making NBA history!

Kendrick Nunn has been named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and Tyler Herro has been named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. They become the fourth set of HEAT rookies to be each be named to an All-Rookie Team in the same season, joining Michael Beasley/Mario Chalmers (2008-09), Dwyane Wade/Udonis Haslem (2003-04) and Sherman Douglas/Glen Rice (1989-90). Nunn becomes the sixth HEAT rookie to be named to the First Team as Herro is the seventh to earn Second Team honors.

The rookie duo were each selected to the NBA Rising Stars game during All-Star Weekend, becoming just the second pair of Miami teammates to be selected, joining Wade and Haslem who did so in both 2004 and 2005.