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NEW YORK, United States – Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward LeBron James was named to his league-record 12th All-NBA First Team on Thursday, May 24, joining Houston Rockets guard James Harden as a unanimous selection.
James, seeking an 8th consecutive trip to the NBA Finals in his 15th NBA campaign, moved past Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone for the most selections to the elite squad by a global media panel, being named on all 100 ballots.
The 4-time NBA Most Valuable Player ranked 3rd in the league with 27.5 points a game and also averaged 8.6 rebounds and a career-high 9.1 assists a game.
Harden, this season’s NBA scoring champion with 30.4 points a game, was a unanimous choice for the second year in a row. He also led the NBA with 265 3-point baskets and has sparked the Rockets into the Western Conference final.
Others on the All-NBA First Team included Golden State forward Kevin Durant, New Orleans center Anthony Davis and Portland guard Damian Lillard, who was given his first nod onto the select squad.
Davis ranked second in the NBA with 28.1 points per contest and grabbed 11.1 rebounds a game, while Lillard was 4th with 26.9 points a game and four-time scoring champion Durant ranked sixth with 26.4 a game.
James, Harden and Davis are finalists for this year’s NBA Most Valuable Player award.
Greek forward Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Cameroonian center Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers were named to the All-NBA Second Team along with San Antonio forward LaMarcus Aldridge, Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook and Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan, who edged Golden State’s Stephen Curry by one vote for the last spot on the second squad.
The All-NBA Third Team included Curry, Indiana guard Victor Oladipo, Minnesota’s Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns and Oklahoma City’s Paul George.
It was the first time on any of the post-season honor teams for Embiid, Oladipo and Towns.
Davis led the NBA in blocked shots with 2.57 a game.
James had a career-high 18 triple doubles and played in all 82 games for the first time in a season.
Harden recorded the first 60-point triple-double in NBA history and had 50-point performances this season. – Rappler.com
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