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NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Paul of New Orleans, who led all rookies with 21 double-doubles, was an unanimous selection to the NBA all-rookie team on Thursday.
Paul topped the first team with 58 points, followed by Toronto's Charlie Villanueva (56), Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut (55), Utah's Deron Williams (46) and New York's Channing Frye (45) in balloting by the league's head coaches.
Paul averaged 16.1 points, 7.8 assists and 5.1 rebounds for the Hornets, who took up temporary residence in Oklahoma City after Hurricane Katrina.
Villanueva led the Eastern Conference rookies with 13 points per game. Bogut, the No. 1 pick in the 2005 draft, topped all rookies in rebounding (7.0). Williams averaged 10.8 points and ranked third among rookies with 4.5 assists. Frye led all rookie centers in scoring with 12.3 points.
The all-rookie second team included Indiana's Danny Granger, Charlotte's Raymond Felton, Houston's Luther Head, Atlanta's Marvin Williams and Boston's Ryan Gomes.
Frye's selection was a first for the Knicks since Rod Strickland made the second team in 1989. Mark Jackson was picked on the first team in 1988.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-05-04-06 1429MDT
