Nerlens Noel fell a bit short of winning Rookie of the Year, but today he was awarded a nice consolation prize. Noel has been officially named as a First Team All-Rookie member in near unanimous fashion.
Per the NBA's official PR account, Noel received 125 out of a possible 130 first-team votes, trailing only Nikola Mirotic (128) and Andrew Wiggins (all 130) in the voting. Elfrid Payton and Jordan Clarkson rounded out the first team.
The NBA's official press release included a nice blurb on Noel:
Noel led all rookies in rebounding (8.