SGA, Jokic, Wembanyama headline All-NBA teams
Key takeaways
- It is the first All-NBA selection for Wembanyama, whose Spurs trail the Thunder 2-1 in the best-of-seven conference finals.
- The voting results for the All-NBA first-, second- and third-teams, which the league announced Sunday.
- Wembanyama is the first Spurs player to make the first team since Kawhi Leonard in 2016-17.
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Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's back-to-back MVP, and San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama, the first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year in league history, headlined the All-NBA teams announced prior to the two of them facing off in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Sunday.
They were joined on the first team by the three other players who finished in the top five in MVP voting: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham.
It is the first All-NBA selection for Wembanyama, whose Spurs trail the Thunder 2-1 in the best-of-seven conference finals. Gilgeous-Alexander has been named to four straight All-NBA first teams.