Antetokounmpo becomes the first player in 50 years to be unanimously selected to the All-NBA First Team five consecutive times

2023-05-12 14:44

Antetokounmpo becomes the first player in 50 years to be unanimously selected to the All-NBA First Team five consecutive times


The NBA officially announced the list of the best NBA teams of the year recently. Milwaukee Bucks' 28-year-old forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (Antetokounmpo) stole the limelight and was unanimously selected to the best first team for the fifth consecutive time .


Antetokounmpo is a popular general in the NBA and the core of the Bucks' lineup. In his 10-year NBA career, he has won many awards and achievements, including being selected to the league's best defensive second team and three defensive first teams. The second team, won the league MVP for 2 consecutive times, the best defense, and was selected as the All-Star for 6 consecutive times. Deserved.


And in this season, Antetokounmpo also handed over the highest results of his NBA career, playing 63 games and scoring 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 32.1 minutes. The overall shooting rate is 55.3%, and the three-point shooting rate is 27.5%.


The NBA announced the best team of the year today. Antetokounmpo was selected as an All-Star for the 7th consecutive year, and he was selected as the best first team for the 5th consecutive year to make history again! He became the only player to be unanimously voted to the All-NBA First Team this season, and the first player in the NBA to be unanimously selected to the All-NBA Team for five consecutive seasons in the past 50 years.


Antetokounmpo becomes the first player in 50 years to be unanimously selected to the All-NBA First Team five consecutive times


In this year's best first team, Antetokounmpo led the unanimous vote, while the remaining 4 international players were also selected. The 25-year-old forward Jason Tatum of the Boston Celtics ranked second, followed by the 29-year-old MVP Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 24, and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, 24.


The most voted for the best second team is the Denver Nuggets' 28-year-old center Nikola Jokic, as well as the Miami Heat's 33-year-old forward Jimmy Butler, the Celtics' 26-year-old forward Jaylen Brown, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, 35, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, 26, also joined the ranks.


The 38-year-old forward LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers was selected to the All-NBA Third Team for the 19th time in his NBA career, the 27-year-old center Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings, the 28-year-old New York Knicks forward Julius Lang Del, Kings guard De'Aaron Fox, 25, and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, 32, were also selected.