New York made the playoffs for the first time in eight years, while Randle was named an All-Star for the first time and, last month, was honored as the NBA's Most Improved Player this season. Randle picked up his first All-NBA honor after a tremendous season with the Knicks. James, meanwhile, increased his record for total All-NBA selections to 17, while picking up the third second-team selection of his career (he was named to the third team in 2019, his first season with the Lakers, a year that also saw him miss significant time due to injury). It was the third straight All-NBA selection for Jokic, including a second straight first-team nod, while Curry earned his fourth first-team selection and seventh overall, after missing virtually all of last season with a broken bone in his hand.įor both Antetokounmpo and Leonard, Tuesday's selection was their third first-team honor and fifth overall, while Doncic has now been named to the first team in each of the past two seasons. The third team comprises Brooklyn's Kyrie Irving and Washington's Bradley Beal at guard, Miami's Jimmy Butler and the Clippers' Paul George at forward and Utah's Rudy Gobert at center. The second team features Portland's Damian Lillard and Phoenix's Chris Paul at the guard spots, New York's Julius Randle and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James at forward and Philadelphia's Joel Embiid at center. All three teams were unveiled on TNT's "Inside The NBA" ahead of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Brooklyn Nets and the Bucks in New York. Jokic and Curry were two of the five players named to the first team, where they were joined by Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, the NBA's MVP, and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, the league's scoring leader, highlighted the announcement of the 2020-21 All-NBA teams on Tuesday night.
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