The NBA's Most Valuable Player, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, headlined the league's All-NBA teams, which were announced Friday evening to conclude the league's annual end-of-season award schedule.
Gilgeous-Alexander, who was given the league's top individual honor Wednesday night, was joined on the All-NBA first team by the five players who finished atop the MVP balloting: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell.
For Gilgeous-Alexander, whose Thunder are up 2-0 in the Western Conference finals over the Minnesota Timberwolves, it is the third straight first team All-NBA selection, as well as his third one overall. Jokic, the runner-up for MVP honors after winning it three of the last four years, has now made seven All-NBA teams in his career, including five first-team selections. Antetokounmpo has now made seven straight first team appearances, and has nine All-NBA selections overall, while Tatum has now made four straight first team appearances and five All-NBA teams overall.
Mitchell, on the other hand, made his first All-NBA first team appearance, and his second appearance overall, after leading the Cavaliers to an Eastern Conference-leading 64 wins.
The second team featured Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson.
It was the first All-NBA appearance for Mobley, who won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award earlier in these playoffs, while it was the record-extending 21st appearance for James — a full six times more
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