Giannis Antetokounmpo, two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum were voted to the All-NBA first team on Tuesday, the first time in 67 years, the five players were 27 years old or less.
“It’s a blessing … as a kid, I always dreamed of being in the NBA and now it’s my third NBA team and it’s really a blessing.”
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Milwaukee’s Antetokounmpo was the only player to receive the top 100 first-team votes and finished with 500 points in his fourth straight first-team selection. Denver Jokic and Dallas Doncic each received 88 first-team votes and 476 points.
Doncic joined Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant and Max Zaslofsky as the only players on the first team three or more times before turning 24, while Booker of Phoenix (460 points) and Tatum of Boston (390). ) were first elected to the first team. .
“It’s a blessing … as a kid, I always dreamed of being in the NBA and now it’s my third All-NBA team and it’s really a blessing,” Doncic said Tuesday night, after leading the Mavericks to the playoff victory. the Golden State Warriors. The Mavs are still ahead of the Warriors 3-1 in the series in the top seven, with the winner advancing to the NBA Finals.
Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, the NBA’s top scorer and MokP’s Jokic runner-up, led the second team. He was accompanied by Ja Morant, winner of the award for best player, Durant, Stephen Curry and DeMar DeRozan. The third team was Karl-Anthony Towns, Chris Paul, Trae Young, Pascal Siakam and LeBron James, who won their 18th All-NBA selection.