The All-NBA teams have been announced and, among the stories that come with the announcement, there are plenty of snubs and surprises. Chris Paul, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Joakim Noah round out the players who made the first team.
Some of the notable story lines that came out of the announcement of the All-NBA teams is the exclusion of New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony in favor of some younger talent that the NBA has to offer. The complete list of player who were named to all three teams are as follows:
2013-14 All-NBA First Team
• Kevin Durant
• LeBron James
• Joakim Noah
• James Harden
• Chris Paul
2013-2014 All-NBA Second Team
• Steph Curry
• Tony Parker
• Blake Griffin
• Kevin Love
• Dwight Howard
2013-2014 All-NBA Third Team
• Paul George
• LaMarcus Aldridge
• Damian Lillard
• Goran Dragic
• Al Jefferson
Notable accomplishments from the announcement:
- Pacers’ Paul George earns $7 million bonus from third team nod.
- Joakim Noah joins Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Derrick Rose as the only Bulls players to get first team honors
- Goran Dragic made third team honors after not making the All-Star Game.
- 2012-13 Rookie of the Year, Damian Lillard, followed up a stellar rookie season with a third team honor.
Insanity that @carmeloanthony isn't on the All @NBA team, insanity. And @aldridge_12 should be on second team over Love.
— Jarrod N Rudolph (@JarrodRudolph) June 4, 2014
Aldridge is now only the 4th Blazer ever to be named to the All-NBA team multiple times, joining Bill Walton, Clyde Drexler and Brandon Roy. — Erik Gundersen (@blazerbanter) June 4, 2014
John Wall received 70 points (no first-place votes) in all-NBA team voting. He was the 17th-highest vote getter, two spots from third team. — Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) June 4, 2014
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