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Paul leads NBA all-rookie selections

NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- New Orleans guard Chris Paul was a unanimous selection for the NBA's all-rookie team, the league announced.

Paul collected all 29 first-team points for a total of 58 points in the voting. He was joined on the all-rookie first team by Toronto's Charlie Villanueva (56 points), Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut (55 points), Utah's Deron Williams (46 points) and New York's Channing Frye (45 points).

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Paul finished first among all NBA rookies in double-doubles (21), scoring (16.1 points per game) and assists (7.8 per game).

The NBA all-rookie second team was comprised of Indiana's Danny Granger (43 points), Charlotte's Raymond Felton (40 points), Houston's Luther Head (28 points), Atlanta's Marvin Williams (15 points) and Boston's Ryan Gomes (14 points).

The honors were decided on a vote by NBA head coaches, who selected five players for each the first and second teams with 2 points being awarded for a first-team vote and 1 point for a second-team selection. Coaches could not vote for players on their own teams.

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