Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic named All-NBA first team for fifth time
Nate Billings
For the fifth time in Nikola Jokic’s career, Denver’s do-it-all center garnered first-team All-NBA honors.
The teams were announced prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals series between the Pacers and Knicks on TNT.
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It marks the seventh consecutive season Jokic received All-NBA honors. He was a second-team selection in 2020 and 2023, when positions were considered in the vote.
Oklahoma City’s Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell and Boston’s Jayson Tatum rounded out the first team. Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic, Antetokounmpo and Tatum were unanimous selections, receiving first-team honors on all 100 ballots. Mitchell was a first-teamer on 61 ballots, holding off Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, who had the most points in the vote among second-team selections.
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Jokic finished second in the Most Valuable Player race, which was announced earlier this week, after averaging 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists.




