Has any rookie ever made the All-Star team?
Has any rookie ever made the All-Star team?
The 1980 All-Star game welcomed three rookies into the fold: Larry Bird, Bill Cartwright and Magic Johnson. Two Piston first-years, Isiah Thomas and Kelly Tripucka, were chosen in 1982 along with Nets big man Buck Williams. Ralph Sampson made the team in 1984.