He moves into third place for the most All-NBA first team selections in the last 20 years
With Giannis Antetokounmpo finishing 3rd in the MVP race, it was a lock for him to be part of the All-NBA First Team. Yet, it wasn’t until today that it was officially announced that he joined Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets), Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers), and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics):
The 2024-25 Kia All-NBA First Team!
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Nikola Jokić
Donovan Mitchell
Jayson Tatum#NBAAwards
The Milwaukee Bucks‘ all-time leading scorer was one of four unanimous selections, joining SGA, Jokić, and Tatum. It’s his seventh straight selection to the First Team since winning MVP in 2019, moving ahead of Kevin Durant (6) and James Harden (6) for most First Team selections in the last 20 years. He now sits in third place in that period and is one behind the late great Kobe Bryant (8) and six behind LeBron James (13). Here is how the total voting shook out for all three All-NBA teams:
In this selection, he also becomes the second player in NBA history to win an MVP, win Defensive Player of the Year, and have seven first-team All-NBA first team selections. The other? Michael Jordan. And there are a few more historical notes about Giannis’ selection to the All-NBA first team: he joins LeBron and Kobe as the only players who have seven straight selections in the 21st century, becoming the ninth player since the merger (1976) to have seven straight selections. Here are the other eight players on that list:
Giannis is the 9th player since the merger (1976) to be named First Team All-NBA seven years in a row.
(h/t Nathan Marizon on X/Twitter)
The rest of the list:
-LeBron James
-Kobe Bryant
-Shaquille O’Neal
-Tim Duncan
-Karl Malone
-Michael Jordan
-Larry Bird
-Magic Johnson— Jackson Gross (@jgrossreporter.bsky.social) 2025-05-24T00:20:38.446Z
The Greek Freak had another historic season, putting up over 30 points per game on over 60% shooting from the field for the second season in a row (30.4 PPG and 60.1% shooting from the field). Despite his herculean efforts, the Bucks finished just fifth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 48-34 and lost in the first round for the third straight season. Just like with the announcement of SGA winning the MVP, Giannis continued his social media antics with this post on Instagram:
