Antetokounmpo, Harden headline All-NBA teams
The NBA announced its All-NBA teams Thursday with Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and James Harden of the Houston Rockets leading the way with unanimous first-team selections.
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets rounded out the All-NBA first team. Jokic became the second player in Nuggets history to receive a first-team selection.
2018-19 All-NBA first team
Player | Team | 1st team votes (5 pts) | 2nd team votes (3 pts) | 3rd team votes (1 pt) | Total |
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Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks | 100 | -- | -- | 500 |
James Harden | Houston Rockets | 100 | -- | -- | 500 |
Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 91 | 9 | -- | 482 |
Paul George | Oklahoma City Thunder | 71 | 25 | 3 | 433 |
Nikola Jokić | Denver Nuggets | 59 | 38 | 2 | 411 |
2018-19 All-NBA second team
The second team consists of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, Warriors forward Kevin Durant, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard, and Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving. Lillard is now eligible for the NBA's super-max contract extension after being selected to his fourth All-NBA team.
Player | Team | 1st team votes (5 pts) | 2nd team votes (3 pts) | 3rd team votes (1 pt) | Total |
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Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 57 | 4 | 375 |
Kevin Durant | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 71 | -- | 358 |
Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 87 | 5 | 306 |
Kawhi Leonard | Toronto Raptors | -- | 73 | 23 | 242 |
Kyrie Irving | Boston Celtics | -- | 52 | 39 | 195 |
2018-19 All-NBA third team
Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, and Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker make up the third team.
Walker's first All-NBA selection allows the Hornets to offer him the super-max extension as an added incentive to remain with the club.
Player | Team | 1st team votes (5 pts) | 2nd team votes (3 pts) | 3rd team votes (1 pt) | Total |
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Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 1 | 43 | 44 | 178 |
Blake Griffin | Detroit Pistons | -- | 13 | 76 | 115 |
LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers | -- | 13 | 72 | 111 |
Rudy Gobert | Utah Jazz | 1 | 5 | 69 | 89 |
Kemba Walker | Charlotte Hornets | -- | 4 | 39 | 51 |
Other players who received votes from a select global media panel include Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards, Klay Thompson of the Warriors, and Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves.