Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo have been unanimously selected to the 2019-20 All-NBA First Team, the NBA announced today.
LeBron has set the NBA record with his 16th All-NBA Team selection, which includes a record 13 selections to the First Team, two to the Second Team and one to the Third Team. He passed 15-time All-NBA Team selections by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.
Antetokounmpo, the 2019-20 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and James both received All-NBA First Team votes on all 100 ballots to finish with 500 points each. Named to the All-NBA Team for the fourth time, Antetokounmpo has earned his second First Team honor.
The 2019-20 All-NBA First Team also features
- Houston Rockets guard James Harden (474 points; 89 First Team votes).
- Lakers forward-center Anthony Davis (455 points; 79 First Team votes).
- Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić (416 points; 59 First Team votes).
Harden and Davis have been voted to the All-NBA First Team for the sixth and fourth time, respectively. Dončić is making his All-NBA Team debut in his second season. He is the first player selected to the All-NBA First Team in either his first or second season since Duncan in 1998-99.
Dončić, 21, also becomes the sixth player named to the All-NBA First Team at age 21 or younger, joining Kevin Durant (2009-10), James (2005-06), Duncan (1997-98), Rick Barry (1965-66) and Max Zaslofsky (1946-47).
LeBron and AD are the first pair of teammates to make All-NBA 1st Team together since Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire in 2006-07.
The 2019-20 All-NBA Second Team consists of
- LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (372 points).
- Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (311).
- Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (284).
- Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul (199).
- Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (168).
The 2019-20 All-NBA Third Team is composed of
- Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (153 points).
- Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (147).
- Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (110).
- Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (61).
- Rockets guard Russell Westbrook (56).
Pascal Siakam, Jayson Tatum and Ben Simmons join Dončić as first-time selections to the All-NBA Team. Paul and Westbrook have been voted to the All-NBA Team for the ninth time each. Lillard and Leonard have earned their fifth and fourth All-NBA Team selections, respectively. This marks the third All-NBA Team honor for both Butler and Gobert and the second for Jokić.
ALL-NBA Team Voting Process
“The All-NBA Team was selected by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Players were awarded five points for each vote to the All-NBA First Team, three points for each vote to the Second Team and one point for each vote to the Third Team. Voters selected two guards, two forwards and one center for each team, choosing players at the position where they play regularly. Players who received votes at multiple positions were slotted at the position where they received the most votes.
The voting was conducted based on regular-season games played through March 11. The seeding games, which were played July 30 – Aug. 14 as part of the 2019-20 season restart, did not count toward voting for the All-NBA Team or the league’s other traditional end-of-season awards.”
2019-20 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM VOTING RESULTS
| Position | Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 500 |
| Forward | LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 500 |
| Guard | James Harden (Houston) | 89 | 9 | 2 | 474 |
| Center | Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers) | 79 | 20 | 0 | 455 |
| Guard | Luka Dončić (Dallas) | 59 | 40 | 1 | 416 |
2019-20 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM VOTING RESULTS
| Position | Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Kawhi Leonard (LA Clippers) | 39 | 59 | 0 | 372 |
| Center | Nikola Jokić (Denver) | 21 | 64 | 14 | 311 |
| Guard | Damian Lillard (Portland) | 6 | 82 | 8 | 284 |
| Guard | Chris Paul (Oklahoma City) | 2 | 52 | 33 | 199 |
| Forward | Pascal Siakam (Toronto) | 1 | 36 | 55 | 168 |
2019-20 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM VOTING RESULTS
| Position | Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Jayson Tatum (Boston) | 0 | 32 | 57 | 153 |
| Forward | Jimmy Butler (Miami) | 0 | 32 | 51 | 147 |
| Center | Rudy Gobert (Utah) | 1 | 19 | 48 | 110 |
| Guard | Ben Simmons (Philadelphia) | 0 | 9 | 34 | 61 |
| Guard | Russell Westbrook (Houston) | 0 | 9 | 29 | 56 |
