The NBA announced the 2018 All-NBA teams on Thursday, with two players, LeBron James and James Harden, being unanimously named to the first team. This is James’ 12th time on the All-NBA first team, more than any other player in league history.
2018 All-NBA results: Damian Lillard can’t say he was snubbed, and LeBron James breaks record
Lillard was voted as a first-team guard, while James became the first player ever to be voted to the first team 12 different times.
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The most surprising name on the ballot might be Damian Lillard’s first team inclusion. Lillard was certainly deserving of consideration, and he will likely garner some fourth- and fifth-place MVP votes, too, after a sensational regular season that brought the Portland Trail Blazers to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. (All-NBA is a regular season award; hold your first round sweep jokes.) Still, after several seasons of Lillard being snubbed for various All-Star spots, it was still surprising to see his name over the likes of Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, and others.
Behind James and Harden, the top vote-getters were Anthony Davis, Lillard, and Kevin Durant. The first five players who were left off: Chris Paul, Rudy Gobert, Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons, and Al Horford.
Here’s the first team plus voting totals.
2018 All-NBA First Team
Player | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 100 | -- | -- | 500 |
| LeBron James | 100 | -- | -- | 500 |
| Anthony Davis | 96 | 4 | -- | 492 |
| Damian Lillard | 71 | 24 | 5 | 432 |
| Kevin Durant | 63 | 37 | -- | 426 |
And the second team:
2018 All-NBA Second Team
Player | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 28 | 71 | 1 | 354 |
| Russell Westbrook | 24 | 63 | 13 | 322 |
| Joel Embiid | 11 | 78 | 5 | 294 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 2 | 68 | 22 | 236 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 2 | 39 | 38 | 165 |
And the third team:
2018 All-NBA Third Team
Player | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Curry | 2 | 39 | 37 | 164 |
| Victor Oladipo | -- | 24 | 33 | 105 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | -- | 18 | 45 | 99 |
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | 8 | 52 | 81 |
| Paul George | -- | 4 | 42 | 54 |
And all other players receiving votes: Chris Paul (Houston), 54; Rudy Gobert (Utah), 51; Kyrie Irving (Boston), 42; Ben Simmons (Philadelphia), 36; Al Horford (Boston), 32; Nikola Jokic (Denver), 28; Andre Drummond (Detroit), 7; Clint Capela (Houston), 6; Draymond Green (Golden State), 6; Kyle Lowry (Toronto), 3; Steven Adams (Oklahoma City), 2; Donovan Mitchell (Utah), 2; Klay Thompson (Golden State), 2; Trevor Ariza (Houston), 1; DeMarcus Cousins (New Orleans), 1; Dwight Howard (Charlotte), 1; Kevin Love (Cleveland), 1; Kristaps Porzingis (New York), 1.
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