ilwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Houston Rockets guard James Harden have been
unanimously selected to the 2018-19 All-NBA First Team.
Antetokounmpo
and Harden both received All-NBA First Team votes on all 100 ballots to
finish with 500 points each. This marks the first All-NBA First Team
honor for Antetokounmpo,
a two-time Second Team member. Harden earns his fifth First Team nod,
including his third in a row as a unanimous selection.
The
2018-19 All-NBA First Team also features Golden State Warriors guard
Stephen Curry (482 points; 91 First Team votes), Oklahoma City Thunder
forward Paul George (433
points; 71 First Team votes) and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić
(411 points; 59 First Team votes).
Curry
is an All-NBA First Team selection for the third time. George, a
four-time Third Team honoree, makes his First Team debut. Jokić has
been named to his first All-NBA
Team.
Antetokounmpo,
Harden and George are the three finalists for the 2018-19 Kia NBA Most
Valuable Player Award. The winner will be revealed at the
2019 NBA Awards presented by Kia on Monday, June 24 at 9 p.m. ET on TNT. The third annual
NBA Awards, honoring this season’s top performers, will take place at Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.
The
2018-19 All-NBA Second Team consists of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel
Embiid (375 points), Warriors forward Kevin Durant (358), Portland Trail
Blazers guard Damian
Lillard (306), Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (242) and Boston
Celtics guard Kyrie Irving (195).
The
2018-19 All-NBA Third Team is made up of Thunder guard Russell
Westbrook (178 points), Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin (115), Los
Angeles Lakers forward LeBron
James (111), Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (89) and Charlotte Hornets
guard Kemba Walker (51).
James
has tied the NBA record for most All-NBA selections with 15, joining
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan. Walker, an eight-year
veteran, has earned his
first All-NBA honor.
The
All-NBA Teams were selected by a global panel of sportswriters and
broadcasters. The media voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams
by position
with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis. Voters
selected two guards, two forwards and one center for each team,
choosing players at the position they play regularly. Players who
received votes at multiple
positions were slotted at the position where they received the most
votes.
Complete voting results by media member will be posted at pr.nba.com the night of the 2019
NBA Awards presented by Kia. Click
here for the list of 100 media voters for the 2018-19 All-NBA Teams.
Below are the voting results for
the 2018-19 All-NBA Teams. The balloting was tabulated by the
independent accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP.
|
2018-19 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
|
|
Position
|
Player, Team
|
1st Team (5 Pts.)
|
2nd Team (3 Pts.)
|
3rd Team (1 Pt.)
|
Total
|
All-NBA Selections
|
|
Forward
|
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee
|
100
|
—
|
—
|
500
|
3 (one 1st, two 2nd)
|
|
Guard
|
James Harden, Houston
|
100
|
—
|
—
|
500
|
6 (five 1st, one 3rd)
|
|
Guard
|
Stephen Curry, Golden State
|
91
|
9
|
—
|
482
|
6 (three 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd)
|
|
Forward
|
Paul George, Oklahoma City
|
71
|
25
|
3
|
433
|
5 (one 1st, four 3rd)
|
|
Center
|
Nikola Jokić, Denver
|
59
|
38
|
2
|
411
|
1
|
|
2018-19 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
|
|
Position
|
Player, Team
|
1st Team (5 Pts.)
|
2nd Team (3 Pts.)
|
3rd Team (1 Pt.)
|
Total
|
All-NBA Selections
|
|
Center
|
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia
|
40
|
57
|
4
|
375
|
2 (two 2nd)
|
|
Forward
|
Kevin Durant, Golden State
|
29
|
71
|
—
|
358
|
9 (six 1st, three 2nd)
|
|
Guard
|
Damian Lillard, Portland
|
8
|
87
|
5
|
306
|
4 (one 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd)
|
|
Forward
|
Kawhi Leonard, Toronto
|
—
|
73
|
23
|
242
|
3 (two 1st, one 2nd)
|
|
Guard
|
Kyrie Irving, Boston
|
—
|
52
|
39
|
195
|
2 (one 2nd, one 3rd)
|
|
2018-19 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
|
|
Position
|
Player, Team
|
1st Team (5 Pts.)
|
2nd Team (3 Pts.)
|
3rd Team (1 Pt.)
|
Total
|
All-NBA Selections
|
|
Guard
|
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City
|
1
|
43
|
44
|
178
|
8 (two 1st, five 2nd, one 3rd)
|
|
Forward
|
Blake Griffin, Detroit
|
—
|
13
|
76
|
115
|
5 (three 2nd, two 3rd)
|
|
Forward
|
LeBron James, L.A. Lakers
|
—
|
13
|
72
|
111
|
15 (12 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd)
|
|
Center
|
Rudy Gobert, Utah
|
1
|
5
|
69
|
89
|
2 (one 2nd, one 3rd)
|
|
Guard
|
Kemba Walker, Charlotte
|
—
|
4
|
39
|
51
|
1
|
Below are the other players who
received votes for the 2018-19 All-NBA Teams, listed by the position at
which they received the most votes.
|
OTHER PLAYERS RECEIVING VOTES: GUARDS
|
|
Player, Team
|
1st Team (5 Pts.)
|
2nd Team (3 Pts.)
|
3rd Team (1 Pt.)
|
Total
|
|
Bradley Beal, Washington
|
—
|
1
|
31
|
34
|
|
Klay Thompson, Golden State
|
—
|
3
|
18
|
27
|
|
Ben Simmons, Philadelphia
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
7
|
|
Mike Conley, Memphis
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
4
|
|
Donovan Mitchell, Utah
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
4
|
|
DeMar DeRozan, San Antonio
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
3
|
|
D’Angelo Russell, Brooklyn
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
3
|
|
Dwyane Wade, Miami
|
—
|
1
|
—
|
3
|
|
Devin Booker, Phoenix
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
|
Eric Gordon, Houston
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
|
Jrue Holiday, New Orleans
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
|
Kyle Lowry, Toronto
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
|
Lou Williams, LA Clippers
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
|
OTHER PLAYERS RECEIVING VOTES: FORWARDS
|
|
Player, Team
|
1st Team (5 Pts.)
|
2nd Team (3 Pts.)
|
3rd Team (1 Pt.)
|
Total
|
|
LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio
|
—
|
2
|
11
|
17
|
|
Danilo Gallinari, LA Clippers
|
—
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
|
Pascal Siakam, Toronto
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
4
|
|
Luka Donĉić, Dallas
|
—
|
1
|
—
|
3
|
|
Tobias Harris, Philadelphia
|
—
|
—
|
2
|
2
|
|
Marvin Bagley III, Sacramento
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
|
Domantas Sabonis, Indiana
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
|
OTHER PLAYERS RECEIVING VOTES: CENTERS
|
|
Player, Team
|
1st Team (5 Pts.)
|
2nd Team (3 Pts.)
|
3rd Team (1 Pt.)
|
Total
|
|
Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota
|
—
|
—
|
20
|
20
|
|
Nikola Vučević, Orlando
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
4
|
|
Andre Drummond, Detroit
|
—
|
1
|
—
|
3
|
|
Anthony Davis, New Orleans
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
|
Myles Turner, Indiana
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
