Suns’ Ryan Dunn receives All-Rookie votes, misses 2nd team

Phoenix Suns forward Ryan Dunn earned nine points in All-Rookie voting, including one vote for the top team, NBA award polling showed Tuesday.

The 2024 first-round pick received seven second-team votes to land five spots outside the top 10, and the NBA only honors two teams worth of rookies.

He averaged 6.9 points (43% shooting), 3.6 rebounds and 0.6 steals over 74 games (44 starts) after he was the No. 28 overall pick.

Over a stretch of 16 straight starts to end the season, he averaged 11.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 26.7 minutes per game.

Phoenix traded back from its original slotting at No. 22 with the confidence he was the guy.

His defense was always going to translate after spending his collegiate career at Virginia under now-former coach Tony Bennett, but his offense was viewed as a long-term project.

To that point, it’s fair to characterize his rookie campaign as a pleasant surprise, especially when considering how his 31 3-point makes over the final 16-game stretch (32.3%) dwarfed the 12 makes he had in two years at Virginia (23.5%).

Where did Ryan Dunn finish in NBA All-Rookie voting?

First Team:

• Stephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs — only unanimous first teamer and overall Rookie of the Year (200 total points)
• Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta Hawks (199)
• Jaylen Wells, Memphis Grizzlies (195)
• Zach Edey, Memphis Grizzlies (173)
• Alex Sarr, Washington Wizards (150)

Second Team:

• Kel’el Ware, Miami Heat (138)
• Matas Buzelis, Chicago Bulls (97)
• Yves Missi, New Orleans Pelicans (90)
• Donovan Clingan, Portland Trail Blazers (73)
• Bub Carrington, Washington Wizards (53)

Other rookies to receive votes:

• Isaiah Collier, Utah Jazz (52, one first-team vote)
• Kyle Filipowski, Utah Jazz (19)
• Ron Holland II, Detroit Pistons (17)
• Dalton Knecht, Los Angeles Lakers (17)
• Ryan Dunn, Phoenix Suns (nine, one first-team vote)
• Jared McCain, Philadelphia 76ers (seven, one first-team vote)
• Quinten Post, Golden State Warriors (four)
• Jamal Shead, Toronto Raptors (two)

Tristan da Silva (Orlando Magic), Rob Dillingham (Minnesota Timberwolves), Justin Edwards (Philadelphia 76ers), Kyshawn George (Washington Wizards) and Reed Sheppard (Houston Rockets) each received one second-team vote.

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