Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James a unanimous pick for All-NBA First Team

Submitted by admin on May 13, 2009 - 11:32am

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was a unanimous selection to the 2008-09 NBA First Team, which was announced on Wednesday. Joining James on the First Team are Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.

James was also named the 2008-09 Most Valuable Player recently and has led his Cavaliers team to the Eastern Conference Finals after sweeping the Atlanta Hawks in four games.

James, who earns First Team honors for the second straight season, ranked second in the NBA in scoring (28.4 ppg), eighth in steals (1.69 spg) and 10th in assists (7.2 apg) to go along with averages of 7.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks. James guided the Cavaliers to a franchise-best 66-16 record overall and a 39-2 mark at home, both tops in the league.

The All-NBA Second Team consists of New Orleans' Chris Paul and Portland's Brandon Roy at guard, San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Boston's Paul Pierce at forward, and Houston's Yao Ming at center.

The All-NBA Third Team includes Denver's Chauncey Billups and San Antonio's Tony Parker at guard, Denver's Carmelo Anthony and the Los Angeles Lakers' Paul Gasol at forward, and Phoenix's Shaquille O'Neal at center.

The All-NBA Teams were chosen by a panel of 122 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.

Below are the complete results:

ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
Position Player (Team) First Team votes Total Points
F LeBron James (Cavs) 122 610
F Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks) 35 383
C Dwight Howard (Magic) 116 598
G Kobe Bryant (Lakers) 119 604
G Dwyane Wade (Heat) 103 572

ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Position Player (Team) First Team votes Points
F Tim Duncan (Spurs) 39 378
F Paul Pierce (Celtics) 27 330
C Yao Ming (Rockets) 8 354
G Brandon Roy (Trail Blazers) -- 189
G Chris Paul (Hornets) 32 424

ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
Position Player (Team) First Team votes Points
F Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets) 2 116
F Pau Gasol (Lakers) 2 165
C Shaquille O'Neal (Suns) -- 68
G Chauncey Billups (Nuggets) -- 131
G Tony Parker (Spurs) 1 158

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