NEW YORK — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James have been unanimously selected to the 2019-20 All-NBA First Team, the NBA announced today.
James 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 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) and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić (416 points; 59 First Team votes).
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— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 16, 2020
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).
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) and Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (168).
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— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 16, 2020
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) and Rockets guard Russell Westbrook (56).
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— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 16, 2020
Siakam, Tatum and 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.
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.
The voting results for the 2019-20 All-NBA Team are below. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP. Complete ballots for each voter will be posted at pr.nba.com after the announcement of all end-of-season awards.
| Position | Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points | Career All-NBA Selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 4 (two 1st, two 2nd) |
| Forward | LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 16 (13 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd) |
| Guard | James Harden (Houston) | 89 | 9 | 2 | 474 | 7 (six 1st, one 3rd) |
| Center | Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers) | 79 | 20 | 0 | 455 | 4 (four 1st) |
| Guard | Luka Dončić (Dallas) | 59 | 40 | 1 | 416 | 1 (one 1st) |
| Position | Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points | Career All-NBA Selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Kawhi Leonard (LA Clippers) | 39 | 59 | 0 | 372 | 4 (two 1st, two 2nd) |
| Center | Nikola Jokić (Denver) | 21 | 64 | 14 | 311 | 2 (one 1st, one 2nd) |
| Guard | Damian Lillard (Portland) | 6 | 82 | 8 | 284 | 5 (one 1st, three 2nd, one 3rd) |
| Guard | Chris Paul (Oklahoma City) | 2 | 52 | 33 | 199 | 9 (four 1st, four 2nd, one 3rd) |
| Forward | Pascal Siakam (Toronto) | 1 | 36 | 55 | 168 | 1 (one 2nd) |
| Position | Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points | Career All-NBA Selections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Jayson Tatum (Boston) | 0 | 32 | 57 | 153 | 1 (one 3rd) | |
| Forward | Jimmy Butler (Miami) | 0 | 32 | 51 | 147 | 3 (three 3rd) | |
| Center | Rudy Gobert (Utah) | 1 | 19 | 48 | 110 | 3 (one 2nd, two 3rd) | |
| Guard | Ben Simmons (Philadelphia) | 0 | 9 | 34 | 61 | 1 (one 3rd) | |
| Guard | Russell Westbrook (Houston) | 0 | 9 | 29 | 56 | 9 (two 1st, five 2nd, two 3rd) |
Below are the other players who received votes for the 2019-20 All-NBA Team, listed at the position where they received the most votes. The “Total Points” category represents points that players received at any position, not just the position where they are listed.
| Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khris Middleton (Milwaukee) | 0 | 10 | 52 | 82 |
| Paul George (LA Clippers) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Brandon Ingram (New Orleans) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) | 3 | 14 | 22 | 79 |
| Bam Adebayo (Miami) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Andre Drummond (Cleveland) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota)* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brook Lopez (Milwaukee) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Player (Team) | 1st Team Votes (5 Points) | 2nd Team Votes (3 Points) | 3rd Team Votes (1 Point) | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal (Washington) | 0 | 3 | 23 | 32 |
| Kyle Lowry (Toronto) | 0 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| Trae Young (Atlanta) | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| Donovan Mitchell (Utah) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Kemba Walker (Boston) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
*Karl-Anthony Towns received one Third Team vote at center and one Third Team vote at forward.
