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NBA defines season’s All-NBA teams with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic

Quinteto ideal All-NBA - X.com/ NBA
Quinteto ideal All-NBA - X.com/ NBA

The North American Basketball League defined the three teams with the best athletes for the 2025/2026 regular season. The announcement of the All-NBA teams took place before the start of the match between Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, valid for the Conferência Oeste finals, in San Antonio, in Texas. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from Oklahoma City Thunder and Nikola Jokic from Denver Nuggets received maximum votes from the expert panel. The two stars lead the main team of the year.

The committee elected the first echelon without restrictions on position on the court. Victor Wembanyama, the young pivot of San Antonio Spurs, almost repeated the feat of the two leaders of the vote. The French player appeared in ninety-nine of the one hundred ballots for the first team. Completam the elite list the point guard Luka Doncic and the point guard Cade Cunningham, from Detroit Pistons. Luka Doncic played in the league for Los Angeles Lakers after recent transfers. Cade Cunningham surprised analysts with a solid technical evolution in its franchise.

Votação celebrates stars with perfect scores and confirms new names

The survey of one hundred sports coverage press professionals assigned different weights to each nomination. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic each scored five hundred points on the NBA roster. The San Antonio Spurs pivot scored four hundred and ninety-eight points. The committee accepted medical justifications for including athletes who were absent from their teams for long periods. Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham received special authorization from the league to compete even without reaching the match floor.

The NBA election total score followed clear mathematical criteria:

  • Voto to Primeiro Time Ideal: five points in the overall count.
  • Voto to Segundo Time Ideal: three points awarded to the athlete.
  • Voto for Terceiro Time Ideal: a point recorded in the spreadsheet.

Segundo NBA roster brings together veterans and conference highlights

The organization revealed the names of Segundo Time Ideal with experienced athletes in international basketball. Jaylen Brown earned forty-four first team nominations, leading the scoring of athletes passed over from the main group. Kevin Durant registered an unprecedented milestone by appearing on the list for a fifth different franchise in the league. The player defends Houston Rockets in the current regular season of the competition.

The league’s intermediate group features Kawhi Leonard and point guard Donovan Mitchell. Point guard Jalen Brunson rounds out the second team’s list. Jalen Brunson leads New York Knicks on a winning run in the tournament’s Conferência Leste. Kawhi Leonard represented Los Angeles Clippers in the national vote. Donovan Mitchell remained Cleveland Cavaliers’s main offensive reference during the regular phase months.

Estreantes dominate the choices for the league’s third team

The complementary list presented an important renewal in the NBA’s award tables. Terceiro Time Ideal featured exclusively athletes who debuted in the year-end honors. Tyrese Maxey received the most points in this squad after captaining Pensilvânia’s franchise attack. Jamal Murray broke his personal fast and secured space on the roster alongside his Colorado teammate.

The third-tier division brought together young athletes with a strong physical impact in the regular season. Jalen Johnson gained ground after leading its franchise score on Geórgia. Jalen Duren secured Michigan’s team’s second spot on the NBA’s best of the year lists. The pivot Chet Holmgren completed the quintet after an expressive vote from Conferência Oeste journalists. Chet Holmgren shares the court with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the American basketball postseason.

Regras Strict calendar keeps historical award idols away

The imposition of the league’s minimum game cap took established names out of contention for prizes. LeBron James missed Los Angeles Lakers due to injuries and didn’t play enough games to receive votes. The winger was left off NBA lists for the second time in his twenty-three-year career. The player has maintained a constant presence in performance awards since his debut season in the American League.

Stephen Curry and winger Giannis Antetokounmpo were also absent due to the league’s medical rule. The Milwaukee Bucks star was unable to enter the voting ballots as he did not reach sixty-five views. Giannis Antetokounmpo snapped a streak of eight consecutive appearances in the league’s first team. Stephen Curry suffered from physical problems at Golden State Warriors and also missed his team at crucial moments in the calendar.

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