Kevin Durant, LeBron James headline All-NBA First Team
The All-NBA teams were announced on Wednesday and the Thunder's Kevin Durant was the only player this year to earn a unanimous selection to the First Team with 125 votes. It is not much of a surprise: He was named MVP this season, garnering 119 of 125 first-place votes, and has won four of the league's past five scoring titles. The voters were a panel of 125 reporters and broadcasters from the United States and Canada.
There was a lone holdout when it came to Heat forward LeBron James as he picked up 124 votes. Chicago's Joakim Noah, Clippers guard Chris Paul and James Harden of the Rockets rounded out the rest of the selections. Here is a look at the First Team, and below are the Second Team and Third Team:
All-NBA First Team
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | 1st VOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Kevin Durant | Thunder | 125 |
| F | LeBron James | Heat | 124 |
| C | Joakim Noah | Bulls | 101 |
| G | Chris Paul | Clippers | 86 |
| G | James Harden | Rockets | 73 |
All-NBA Second Team
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | 1st VOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Blake Griffin | Clippers | 5 |
| F | Kevin Love | Timberwolves | 2 |
| C | Dwight Howard | Rockets | 9 |
| G | Stephen Curry | Warriors | 65 |
| G | Tony Parker | Spurs | 14 |
All-NBA Third Team
| POS | PLAYER | TEAM | 1st VOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Paul George | Pacers | 4 |
| F | LaMarcus Aldridge | Trail Blazers | 2 |
| C | Al Jefferson | Bobcats | 4 |
| G | Goran Dragic | Suns | 1 |
| G | Damian Lillard | Trail Blazers | 2 |
Pacers forward Paul George will earn a reported $7 million bonus by making the Third Team, writes ESPN's Brian Windhorst. Not bad.