The league announced Thursday night prior to the Celtics hosting the Indiana Pacers in Game 2, that Jayson Tatum has been selected to his third straight All-NBA First Team.
The All-Star wing, who made All-NBA Third Team back in 2020, was joined by Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, Luka Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the reigning MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.
The complete voting results for the 2023-24 Kia All-NBA Team: pic.twitter.com/KrG4Fjc9pW
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 22, 2024
Tatum beat Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks with 65 first place votes and 34 second place votes to the All-Star guard's 37 first place votes and 61 second place votes. This is the first season that All-NBA teams selected were position-less.
At age 26 and in just his seventh season, Tatum averaged 26.9 points on 47.1% shooting from the field and 37.6% from 3-point range to go along with 8.1 rebounds, and 4.9 assists (career-best) per contest in what many could argue was his most efficient year as a pro to lead the Celtics to a 64-18 record (league-best). Tatum as of last off-season has been eligible for a supermax extension of a possible five-year, $315 million contract come this summer.
Jaylen Brown, who was selected All-NBA Second Team last season, just missed All-NBA honors this time around -- but was the highest vote getter among (16th) All-NBA snubs -- finishing with 50 third place votes. Last July, Brown was eligible for and signed a supermax extension of $304 million due to his All-NBA selection.
The Celtics look to take a 2-0 Eastern Conference Finals series lead tonight over the Pacers at TD Garden.
Joel Pavón
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