Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lead the All-NBA First Team

Just two weeks after being named MVP for the third time in five years, Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic added to his resume on Wednesday night by being named to the All-NBA First Team for the fourth time in his career .

Jokic was one of two unanimous candidates to receive first-team votes in all 99 ballots from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, joining Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum joined Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander on the All-NBA First Team.

Jokic, who was also named MVP after the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, again filled the stat sheet in the 2023-24 season with averages of 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 79 games (all starts) for Denver.

However, Jokic couldn't save the Nuggets from the Timberwolves in the postseason, as Minnesota eliminated Denver in a seven-game Western Conference semifinal series.

Gilgeous-Alexander earned a spot on the first team for the second time after helping propel Oklahoma City to the top of the West. The Thunder secured first place with a score of 57:25, but they also failed to make it to the conference finals and lost to Dallas in six games in the second round.

In 75 regular season games, Gilgeous-Alexander finished with averages of 30.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists.

Doncic, Antetokounmpo and Tatum have all established themselves as first-team regulars, with Doncic making it for the fifth consecutive season, Antetokounmpo for the sixth time and Tatum for the third time.

There is a chance that Doncic and Tatum could face each other in the NBA Finals, assuming, of course, that the Mavericks can beat the Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals and Boston can defeat the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Celtics lead Indiana 1-0 and Dallas' series against Minnesota was scheduled to begin later Wednesday.

Speaking of the Timberwolves, Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards was selected to the All-NBA Second Team. It's the first time he's made an All-NBA team.

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Anthony Davis also made the second team.

The All-NBA Third Team consists of guards Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Devin Booker (Suns) and Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers), Lakers forward LeBron James and Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis.

–Field level media