Was Rockets’ Cam Whitmore snubbed by NBA All-Rookie Second Team?

The NBA announced Monday that Amen Thompson received second-team NBA All-Rookie honors for the 2023-24 season. Thompson’s honor marked the fourth consecutive year that Houston had at least one player on the All-Rookie team selection.

However, Cam Whitmore appears to be the biggest snub. He has become an important scoring option for the Rockets’ second unit. After returning from a nine-game absence due to a knee injury in March, Whitmore averaged 13.2 points on 41.6 percent shooting from the field.

In the midst of the Rockets’ season-ending victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Whitmore recorded his fifth career 20-point game with 21 points inside Crypto.com Arena. Whitmore’s play to close out his rookie season is a testament to his early-season growth in the G League.

“He can score the ball and we knew he was the type of athlete he showed on the field. It was pretty obvious,” general manager Rafael Stone said in February. “I think he showed some really, really high-end offensive talent.”

Thompson joins Keyonte George (Utah Jazz), GG Jackson II (Memphis Grizzlies), Derek Lively II (Dallas Mavericks) and Cason Wallace (Oklahoma City Thunder) among second-team honors.

All-NBA First Team honors are headlined by Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder), Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Miami Heat), Brandon Miller (Charlotte Hornets), Brandin Podziemski (Golden State Warriors) and Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs).

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