“Kareem, Kobe, and Timmy had 15, LeBron James has 18”: Lakers superstar makes his 18th All-NBA selection, the first player in history to make All-NBA in his 19th season
In his 19th year in the league, the kid from Akron, LeBron James, has made 18 All-NBA Teams, three more than the guys that follow.
As the NBA announced its 2022 All-NBA teams, there weren’t many surprises. MVP Nikola Jokic as the center, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum as forwards, and Luka Doncic and Devin Booker as guards made the First team.
There were some records made though. Talking about the league being in safe hands, the All-NBA First Team is made up entirely of players age 27 or younger for the first time since the 1954-55 season.
Luka became just the fourth player in NBA history to be named to the First Team at least three times before turning 24. While Giannis received All-NBA First team votes on all 100 ballots, making it his 4th consecutive unanimous selection. He’s the only player with that record.
The second team led by Joel Embiid also had Kevin Durant, DeMar DeRozan, Ja Morant, and Stephen Curry. While the third team, headlined by LeBron James, with a league record 18 All-NBAs comprised of Karl-Anthony Towns, Pascal Siakam, Trae Young, and Chris Paul.
LeBron James makes it to a record 18th All-NBA honors
The 37-year-old, having been criticized throughout this season for putting up empty stats, didn’t have a care in the world as the Lakers had no chance of winning the title with all the aging players and injuries.
He went about his scoring business day in and day out and almost ended up as the scoring leader of the league but finished just behind Embiid for the scoring title. It resulted in him getting his 18th All-NBA selection.
Most All-NBA Teams in NBA history
LeBron James – 18
Kobe Bryant – 15
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 15
Tim Duncan – 15
Karl Malone – 14
Shaquille O’Neal – 14 pic.twitter.com/wl81iWzXnK— 🏀 ALL ICONIC SPORTS (@ALLICONICSPORTS) May 25, 2022
This puts him 3 selections above Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan for the most all-time. Much like James, all these legends played in the league for 19-years more.
Let’s not forget the man also has 13 All-NBA First Team honors, Kobe again follows him there with 11 alongside Karl Malone, then comes Michael Jordan, Timmy, and a few others with ten.
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