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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.– Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made history Wednesday when he was named to a 16th All-NBA team in his 17-year career, which snapped a tie with Hall of Famers Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in league history.
James was one of 5 players– along with presumptive NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, Luka Doncic and James colleague Anthony Davis– to be named to the leagues All-NBA first string Wednesday, as all 3 All-NBA teams were revealed on ESPNs The Jump.
2 RelatedIn addition to snapping the tie with those three legends, James also extended a record he currently held by being called to his 13th All-NBA initially group. James, who made 11 straight first strings before the first significant injury of his profession interrupted last season– his first with the Lakers– and saw him drop to the third group, revealed he still is probably the finest player on earth at age 35. His dominant season saw him lead the NBA in helps for the very first time in his profession.
The other 10 gamers honored Wednesday were: guards Chris Paul and Damian Lillard, forwards Pascal Siakam and Kawhi Leonard, and center Nikola Jokic, who made up the junior varsity; and guards Ben Simmons and Russell Westbrook, forwards Jayson Tatum and Jimmy Butler, and center Rudy Gobert, who were selected to the third team.
With long time All-NBA stalwarts such as Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Kyrie Irving missing out on most, if not all, of this season because of injuries, several openings among the 15 choices were filled by newbie honorees, consisting of Doncic, Tatum, Simmons and Siakam.
Gobert also got future financial flexibility by being named to the All-NBA third group. Gobert was currently supermax eligible on a prospective contract extension with the Jazz this offseason, now that hes made All-NBA once again this season, he can also be eligible to sign a supermax offer with Utah if he ends up being an unlimited complimentary agent next offseason.
While Gobert can make more cash in the future, Siakam and Simmons both are able to make more money now as a result of their particular choices. Because Siakam was picked to the All-NBA 2nd group, the contract extension that he accepted last summer leapt from being 25% of the amount that the salary cap is set at after this season to 28%.
Simmons, who likewise accepted an agreement extension before this season, also had his deal boost to 28% of the income cap by making All-NBA 3rd team.
Had Sixers center Joel Embiid, who finished 31 points behind Gobert for the 3rd team All-NBA center area, made one of the All-NBA groups, he would have become qualified for a supermax extension after next season. If Embiid makes an All-NBA group next season, he will have the ability to sign a four-year supermax extension like the one Lillard signed with the Portland Trail Blazers last summer season.
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