On the eve of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the league has finally announced the selections for the All-NBA teams. The voting for the honor is conducted by sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the country. Here, per the press release from the league, is the exact voting process.
"The All-NBA Teams were chosen by a panel of 125 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The media voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams by position with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis"
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Here are the three teams, per the press release from the league.
2013-14 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
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Position             Player, Team (1st Team Votes)             Points
Forward                            Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City (125)               625
Forward                            LeBron James, Miami (124)                      623
Center                               Joakim Noah, Chicago (101)                      551
Guard                               James Harden, Houston (73)                     502
Guard                               Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers (86)                     540
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Position             Player, Team (1st Team Votes)           Points
Forward                            Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers (5)                            350
Forward                            Kevin Love, Minnesota (2)                   237
Center                               Dwight Howard, Houston (9)                 226
Guard                               Stephen Curry, Golden State (65)              489
Guard                               Tony Parker, San Antonio (14)                 210
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Position             Player, Team (1st Team Votes)            Points
Forward                Paul George, Indiana (4)                     171
Forward                LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland (2)              159
Center                 Al Jefferson, Charlotte (4)                    191
Guard                  Goran Dragic, Phoenix (1)                    115
Guard                  Damian Lillard, Portland (2)                                 115
Some interesting notes regarding the teams.
- The last player out was Carmelo Anthony, who finished with 86 points in the voting.
- As part of the league’s new transparency movement, you can, for the first time ever, see all the votes and who voted for who by visiting nba.com/official.
- This is the first time both James Harden and Joakim Noah have made All-NBA First Team.
- Tim Duncan, who finished with 63 points, could not add to his 14 All-NBA selections.
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