Feb 22, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks (10) loses the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio (9) during the third quarter at the Target Center. The Timberwolves defeated the Jazz 100-98. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-US PRESSWIRE
On the All-Rookie teams only 6 lottery picks made it. There are 14 lottery spots. Guess which team had two lottery picks and no All-Rookie team members?
First Team:
| 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie 1st team | Draft | Votes | |||||||
| Player | Team | Rnd | Pick | Year | 1st | 2nd | Total | ||
| Kyrie Irving | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 1 | 2011 | . | 29 | 58 | ||
| Ricky Rubio | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1 | 5 | 2009 | . | 21 | 7 | 49 | |
| Kenneth Faried | Denver Nuggets | 1 | 22 | 2011 | . | 19 | 8 | 46 | |
| Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors | 1 | 11 | 2011 | . | 16 | 11 | 43 | |
| Brandon Knight | Detroit Pistons | 1 | 8 | 2011 | . | 13 | 14 | 40 | tie |
| Kawhi Leonard | San Antonio Spurs | 1 | 15 | 2011 | . | 14 | 12 | 40 | tie |
| Iman Shumpert | New York Knicks | 1 | 17 | 2011 | . | 15 | 10 | 40 | tie |
Second and "Nope" team after the jump!
Second Team:
| 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie 2nd team | Draft | Votes | |||||||
| Player | Team | Rnd | Pick | Year | 1st | 2nd | Total | ||
| Chandler Parsons | Houston Rockets | 2 | 28 | 2011 | . | 10 | 13 | 33 | |
| Isaiah Thomas | Sacramento Kings | 2 | 60 | 2011 | . | 5 | 17 | 27 | |
| MarShon Brooks | New Jersey Nets | 1 | 25 | 2011 | . | 3 | 12 | 18 | |
| Derrick Williams | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1 | 2 | 2011 | . | 2 | 12 | 16 | |
| Tristan Thompson | Cleveland Cavaliers | 1 | 4 | 2011 | . | 2 | 12 | 16 | |
"Nope Team:"
| Others receiving votes | Draft | Votes | |||||||
| Player | Team | Rnd | Pick | Year | 1st | 2nd | Total | ||
| Markieff Morris | Phoenix Suns | 1 | 14 | 2011 | . | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Kemba Walker | Charlotte Bobcats | 1 | 9 | 2011 | . | 7 | 7 | ||
| Alec Burks | Utah Jazz | 1 | 12 | 2011 | . | 2 | 2 | ||
| Norris Cole | Miami Heat | 1 | 28 | 2011 | . | 2 | 2 | ||
| Bismack Biyombo | Charlotte Bobcats | 1 | 7 | 2011 | . | 2 | 2 | ||
| Enes Kanter | Utah Jazz | 1 | 3 | 2011 | . | 1 | 1 | ||
| Greg Stiemsma | Boston Celtics | NBA-DL | . | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Gustavo Ayon | New Orleans Hornets | Mexico | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Nikola Vucevic | Philadelphia 76ers | 1 | 16 | 2011 | 1 | 1 | |||
Hope our boys have the last laugh, but they'll need to see the floor in order to do that.
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