All-NBA First-Team Archives - SportzBonanza SportzBonanza Thu, 11 May 2023 11:57:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 76ers’ Joel Embiid Highlights the All-NBA First-Team Selections https://sportzbonanza.com/76ers-joel-embiid-highlights-the-all-nba-first-team-selections/ Fri, 12 May 2023 06:45:00 +0000 https://sportzbonanza.com/?p=21019 Joel Embiid with the 76ers in 2018After receiving his first career NBA MVP award earlier this month, the Philadelphia 76ers’ superstar Joel Embiid now added the first All-NBA First-Team selection to his resume. Embiid received All-NBA honors four times until now, but they were all Second-Team selections. Joining Embiid in All-NBA First-Team are the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Boston Celtics’ […]

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After receiving his first career NBA MVP award earlier this month, the Philadelphia 76ers’ superstar Joel Embiid now added the first All-NBA First-Team selection to his resume. Embiid received All-NBA honors four times until now, but they were all Second-Team selections.

Joining Embiid in All-NBA First-Team are the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Antetokounmpo was the only player to receive all 100 First-Team votes.

The All-NBA Second Team consists of the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, the Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler, the Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry, and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell. Out of players on the Second Team, Mitchell, who is All-NBA for the first time in his career, received the most First-Team votes (45).

The All-NBA Third-Team features the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James, the Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox, the New York Knicks’ Julius Randle, and the Portland Trail Blazers Damian Lillard.

This was the 19th All-NBA selection for James since he entered the NBA. The only time he didn’t make it was his rookie year. He now extends his record for most All-NBA selections in league history, with Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tied for second place with 15 All-NBA honors each.

The list of players that didn’t make any of the All-NBA teams but received votes include the Lakers’ Anthony Davis (65 points), the Utah Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen (49 points), and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant (44 points).

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]]> NBA Set to Consider Changes to All-NBA Voting Process https://sportzbonanza.com/nba-set-to-consider-changes-to-all-nba-voting-process/ Sun, 05 Jun 2022 06:24:00 +0000 https://sportzbonanza.com/?p=18320 NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in 2017The NBA has long moved towards position-less basketball. And it appears that the All-NBA teams could finally start following this trend. This was recently confirmed by the league commissioner Adam Silver. The current voting process for All-NBA sees voters selecting two guards, two forwards, and one center for each team of the three teams. However, […]

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The NBA has long moved towards position-less basketball. And it appears that the All-NBA teams could finally start following this trend. This was recently confirmed by the league commissioner Adam Silver.

The current voting process for All-NBA sees voters selecting two guards, two forwards, and one center for each team of the three teams. However, this process started showing some flaws lately, and they were on full display in 2021-22.

MVP finalists and The Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid missed on All-NBA First-Team this despite having more first-team votes and points than Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), who ended up making the team. The reason why Embiid didn’t get in was that Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets already occupied his position as a center. 

Speaking with the media ahead of the start of the NBA Finals on Thursday, Silver said that the All-NBA voting process could be tweaked to reflect the best 15 players in the league overall, regardless of the position.

“That is something we’re looking at,” said Silver. “It’s something that we will discuss with the players association because it has an impact on incentives and players contracts, and it has, you know, deep meaning for their legacy as well. So we will look at those things.”

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]]> LeBron James and James Harden Unanimously Voted All-NBA First Team https://sportzbonanza.com/cavaliers-lebron-james-rockets-james-harden-unanimously-voted-nba-first-team/ Sat, 26 May 2018 17:44:45 +0000 https://stagingspb.wpengine.com/?p=3241 Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been unanimously voted All-NBA First Team, receiving 100 first team votes, the league has announced on Thursday. This All-NBA First Team selection for James is his 12th in 15 seasons he spent in NBA, meaning that he has passed Kobe Bryant and Karl […]

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been unanimously voted All-NBA First Team, receiving 100 first team votes, the league has announced on Thursday.

This All-NBA First Team selection for James is his 12th in 15 seasons he spent in NBA, meaning that he has passed Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone for most All-NBA first team selections. The 2017-18 regular season was the first career one in which LeBron James played in all 82 games. The 33-year-old averaged 27.5 points and career-highs of 9.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game.

James Harden, on the other hand, was unanimously voted All-NBA First Team for the second consecutive season. He averaged 30.4 points, 8.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game and will likely be selected NBA MVP for the 2017-18 season.

James and Harden are joined on the All-NBA First Team by Golden State Warriors’ forward Kevin Durant, New Orleans Pelicans’ forward/center Anthony Davis and Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard. With this selection, Davis is eligible for supermax five-year, $230 million extension according to ESPN, which would be the largest contract in the NBA. He was previously selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

The All-NBA Second Team has Oklahoma City Thunder’s guard Russell Westbrook, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Toronto Raptors’ guard DeMar DeRozan, San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge and Philadelphia 76ers’ center Joel Embiid.

Warriors’ guard Steph Curry, Indiana Pacers’ guard Victor Oladipo, Thunder’s forward Paul George and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jimmy Butler and center Karl-Anthony Towns were selected to the All-NBA Third Team.

You can look at the votes for each team below.

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After receiving his first career NBA MVP award earlier this month, the Philadelphia 76ers’ superstar Joel Embiid now added the first All-NBA First-Team selection to his resume. Embiid received All-NBA honors four times until now, but they were all Second-Team selections.

Joining Embiid in All-NBA First-Team are the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Antetokounmpo was the only player to receive all 100 First-Team votes.

The All-NBA Second Team consists of the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, the Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler, the Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry, and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell. Out of players on the Second Team, Mitchell, who is All-NBA for the first time in his career, received the most First-Team votes (45).

The All-NBA Third-Team features the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James, the Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox, the New York Knicks’ Julius Randle, and the Portland Trail Blazers Damian Lillard.

This was the 19th All-NBA selection for James since he entered the NBA. The only time he didn’t make it was his rookie year. He now extends his record for most All-NBA selections in league history, with Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tied for second place with 15 All-NBA honors each.

The list of players that didn’t make any of the All-NBA teams but received votes include the Lakers’ Anthony Davis (65 points), the Utah Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen (49 points), and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant (44 points).

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]]> NBA Set to Consider Changes to All-NBA Voting Process https://sportzbonanza.com/nba-set-to-consider-changes-to-all-nba-voting-process/ Sun, 05 Jun 2022 06:24:00 +0000 https://sportzbonanza.com/?p=18320 NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in 2017The NBA has long moved towards position-less basketball. And it appears that the All-NBA teams could finally start following this trend. This was recently confirmed by the league commissioner Adam Silver. The current voting process for All-NBA sees voters selecting two guards, two forwards, and one center for each team of the three teams. However, […]

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The NBA has long moved towards position-less basketball. And it appears that the All-NBA teams could finally start following this trend. This was recently confirmed by the league commissioner Adam Silver.

The current voting process for All-NBA sees voters selecting two guards, two forwards, and one center for each team of the three teams. However, this process started showing some flaws lately, and they were on full display in 2021-22.

MVP finalists and The Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid missed on All-NBA First-Team this despite having more first-team votes and points than Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), who ended up making the team. The reason why Embiid didn’t get in was that Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets already occupied his position as a center. 

Speaking with the media ahead of the start of the NBA Finals on Thursday, Silver said that the All-NBA voting process could be tweaked to reflect the best 15 players in the league overall, regardless of the position.

“That is something we’re looking at,” said Silver. “It’s something that we will discuss with the players association because it has an impact on incentives and players contracts, and it has, you know, deep meaning for their legacy as well. So we will look at those things.”

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]]> LeBron James and James Harden Unanimously Voted All-NBA First Team https://sportzbonanza.com/cavaliers-lebron-james-rockets-james-harden-unanimously-voted-nba-first-team/ Sat, 26 May 2018 17:44:45 +0000 https://stagingspb.wpengine.com/?p=3241 Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been unanimously voted All-NBA First Team, receiving 100 first team votes, the league has announced on Thursday. This All-NBA First Team selection for James is his 12th in 15 seasons he spent in NBA, meaning that he has passed Kobe Bryant and Karl […]

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been unanimously voted All-NBA First Team, receiving 100 first team votes, the league has announced on Thursday.

This All-NBA First Team selection for James is his 12th in 15 seasons he spent in NBA, meaning that he has passed Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone for most All-NBA first team selections. The 2017-18 regular season was the first career one in which LeBron James played in all 82 games. The 33-year-old averaged 27.5 points and career-highs of 9.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game.

James Harden, on the other hand, was unanimously voted All-NBA First Team for the second consecutive season. He averaged 30.4 points, 8.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game and will likely be selected NBA MVP for the 2017-18 season.

James and Harden are joined on the All-NBA First Team by Golden State Warriors’ forward Kevin Durant, New Orleans Pelicans’ forward/center Anthony Davis and Portland Trail Blazers’ guard Damian Lillard. With this selection, Davis is eligible for supermax five-year, $230 million extension according to ESPN, which would be the largest contract in the NBA. He was previously selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

The All-NBA Second Team has Oklahoma City Thunder’s guard Russell Westbrook, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Toronto Raptors’ guard DeMar DeRozan, San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge and Philadelphia 76ers’ center Joel Embiid.

Warriors’ guard Steph Curry, Indiana Pacers’ guard Victor Oladipo, Thunder’s forward Paul George and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jimmy Butler and center Karl-Anthony Towns were selected to the All-NBA Third Team.

You can look at the votes for each team below.

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