League MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder were both unanimous selections to the All-NBA first team. (Other Sports News)
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, Boston Celtics guard Jayson Tatum and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks were also named to the🦄 first team, which was reveal💙ed Wednesday.
Doncic fell one vote shy of joining them, while Antetokounmpo received 88 first-plꦜace votes and Taꦯtum garnered 65.
Jokic, who has won three of the last four MVP awards, and Gilgeous🎃-Alexander were🔜 both listed on all 99 ballots.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, Los Angel꧑es Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Lakers centre Anthony Davis were named to the second team.
The third team was made up of Lakers forward LeBron James, Golden State Wa𒐪rriors guard Stephen Curry, Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis, Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton and Suns guard Devin Booker,
This🌞 is the 20th consecutive season James has been named to an All-NBA team since being incꦛluded on the second team in his second season.
At 39 years old, he became the oldest All-NBA player in league history. He wa🐷s also the youngest All-NBA selection as a 20-year-old ba🃏ck in 2004-05.
Jokic, who won the 2023-24 MVP award in a runaway with 79 of a possible 99 first-place votes, was named to the All-NBA first team for the fourth time to go with a pair🐼 of in🔯clusions on the second team.
Gilgeous-Alexander, who fini🐟shed second in MVP voting, was named to the first team for the second straight season.
Doncic made the first team for the fifth year in a row, while Tatum is on it for the third consecutive se🐼ason.
Antetokounmpo has been on the first teamꦿ each of the last six seasons after being on the second team the previous two years.
