All-NBA Team
The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.[1] The team has been selected in every season of the league's existence, dating back to its inaugural season in 1946.[2] The All-NBA Team is composed of three five-man lineups—a first, second, and third team, typically comprising a total of 15 roster spots. The All-NBA Team originally had two teams, but was expanded to three teams in 1988.
Players receive five points for a first team vote, three points for a second team vote, and one point for a third team vote. The five players with the highest point totals make the first team, with the next five making the second team and so forth. In the case of a tie at the fifth position of any team, the roster is expanded. If the first team consists of six players due to a tie, the second team will still consist of five players with the potential for more expansion in the event of additional ties. A tie has occurred only once, in 1952, when Bob Davies and Dolph Schayes tied in votes received.[1] From 1946 to 1955, players were selected without regard to position; however, each team has consisted of two forwards, one center, and two guards beginning with the 1956 teams.[2]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for the most total selections with fifteen.[3] Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal follow with fourteen total honors, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant with thirteen total honors,[3] and Dolph Schayes, Bob Cousy, Jerry West and Hakeem Olajuwon with twelve selections.[3] Malone has the most All-NBA first team honors with eleven, while Cousy, Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor, West, Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan are all tied for second-most with ten.[3]
Selections
1946–47 to 1954–55
From the 1946–47 season to 1954–55 season, the All-NBA Team was composed of two teams, each with five roster spots, except when there were ties. During this period, players were selected without regard to position.
1955–56 to 1987–88
From the 1955–56 season to 1987–88 season, the All-NBA Team was composed of two teams, each with five roster spots, except when there were ties. During this time, players were selected with regard to position; they are listed according to position in the following descending order: two forwards, one center and two guards.
1988–89 to present
Since the 1988–89 season, the All-NBA Team has been composed of three teams, each with five roster spots, except when there are ties. Players are selected with regard to position; they are listed according to position in the following descending order: two forwards, one center and two guards.
Notes
- a The Most Valuable Player award was first established in 1956.
- b Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[4]
- c When Olajuwon arrived in the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name "Akeem". He used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H.[5][6]
- d Ron Artest changed his name into Metta World Peace on September 16, 2011.[7]
- e Amar'e Stoudemire's first name had previously been spelled incorrectly as "Amaré" or "Amare" since joining the NBA, but was changed to "Amar'e" in October 2008.[8][9]
See also
References
- General
- Specific
- ^ a b "MVP Nash Highlights All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 17, 2006. http://www.nba.com/news/AllNBA_060517.html. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
- ^ a b "All-NBA Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/awards_allnba.html. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "All-League Selections by Player". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/all_league_by_player.html. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
- ^ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/players/abduljabbar_bio.html. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992-93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hakeem_olajuwon/bio.html. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
- ^ Dufresne, Chris (March 11, 1991). "Hakeem Still Can Be Called 'the Dream'". Los Angeles Times: p. 2.
- ^ "Artest's Name Change to Metta World Peace Approved". The New York Times. September 16, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/09/16/sports/basketball/AP-BKN-Artest-Name-Change.html. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Bickley, Dan (October 30, 2008). "Bickley on Amaré: Awaking the giant". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2008/10/30/20081030spt-bickley.html. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ McMenamin, Dave (November 20, 2008). "Change the name of the game for Stoudemire this season". NBA.com (Turner Sports Interactive, Inc). http://www.nba.com/2008/news/features/dave_mcmenamin/11/20/112008amareqa/index.html. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
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