The NBA announced its All-NBA team selections on Wednesday.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received the first selection of his career, securing a spot on the first team.
The star guard averaged 31.4 points, a career-high, 4.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists in his fifth season. He also finished with a career-high in blocks (1.0) and steals (1.6).
The Hamilton, Ont. native received 63 first-team votes, 29 second-team votes and 5 third-team votes. His 407 total points were the most for any guard in the league.
Joining him on the first-team were MVP Joel Embiid of the 76ers, Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Boston forward Jayson Tatum and Dallas guard Luka Doncic.
This was also a first for Embiid, as he was named to the first-team for the first time in his career after earning four second-team selections in years prior.
Here is a look at the complete teams:
First Team:
Second Team
Third Team
On the second team along with Jokic were Miami's Jimmy Butler and Boston's Jaylen Brown at forward, and Golden State's Stephen Curry and Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell at guard.
The third team center was Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis, with the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James — now a 19-time selection, extending his record — and New York's Julius Randle getting the forward spots and Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox and Portland's Damian Lillard the guard selections.
Omitted this year after making it last year: first-teamer Devin Booker; second-teamers Ja Morant, Kevin Durant and DeMar DeRozan; and third-teamers Karl-Anthony Towns, Chris Paul, Trae Young and Pascal Siakam.
James is a 13-time first-team, three-time second-team and now three-time third-team pick. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were all 15-time selections, tied for the second-most in NBA history.
The picks were made by a panel of 100 reporters and broadcasters who cover the NBA.
Antetokounmpo was the only unanimous selection this season as a first-teamer. Tatum got 92 first-team votes, Embiid got 87, Gilgeous-Alexander got 63 and Doncic got 60.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Mitchell, Brown, Sabonis and Fox all made All-NBA for the first time. Embiid was first-team for the first time, while Butler made the second team for the first time after four appearances on the third team.
With files from The Associated Press
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