The National Basketball Association announced the All-NBA teams for the 2024-2025 regular season. Here are the selections. 1st team: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, and Donovan Mitchell. 2nd team: Jalen Brunson, Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, and Evan Mobley.

The 3rd team was: Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Haliburton, James Harden, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Jalen Williams. Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokić, Antetokounmpo, and Tatum were all unanimously named. What names stand out from the regular season?

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The teams being announced gives fans and media talking points for a few days. The 1st team had four obvious players on it. Only Donovan Mitchell’s spot was up for grabs. LeBron James and Anthony Edwards were other candidates for the final 1st-team spot. Speaking of James, it was his 21st consecutive season earning All-NBA honors. The level of consistency he has exhibited throughout his career is staggering. 

Another veteran, Curry, was named to an All-NBA team for the 11th time in his illustrious career. Other than James and Curry, the remainder of the players are in the primes of their careers. That illustrates the good shape the league is in.

There are still a few members from these teams left in the NBA Playoffs. Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams represent the Oklahoma City Thunder. Edwards is the lone representative from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Haliburton represents the Pacers while Towns and Brunson are New York’s contributions. The All-NBA teams represented the past, present, and future of a league in great hands.