Dončić gets fourth straight All-NBA first team selection
New York, 11 May - Slovenian Luka Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks has been named the All-NBA first team along this year's most valuable player (MVP) Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder).
Trieste, Italy
Slovenian basketball player Luka Dončić
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
This is the fourth straight first-team honour for the 24-year-old guard, whose team failed to appear in this year's NBA play-offs after three straight appearances, including the Western Conference finals last year.
Dončić finished eighth in the MVP voting for the 2022/23 regular season after finishing the season with averages of 32.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8 assists in 66 games.
Named in the All-NBA second team were Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokić, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler and Celtics forward Jaylen Brown.
Earning a record 19 straight All-NBA selection, Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers leads the third-team selection along with Domantas Sabonis and De'Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) and Julius Randle New York Knicks.