James Harden‘s offensive dominance for the Rockets this season may earn him his first MVP award, but he was hardly the only NBA star putting up astounding numbers this year, The sheer number of impressive individual performances in 2017/18 makes this year’s All-NBA decisions tougher than ever — no matter which 15 players earn spots on the three All-NBA teams for 2018, worthy candidates will miss the cut.
Still, we want you to do your best to identify which 15 players are the most deserving of All-NBA recognition this year. Over the next few days, we’ll be running a handful of polls to let you make your selections for this year’s All-NBA teams.
We’re starting today with the First Team. Polls for the guards, forwards, and center are below — you’ll have the opportunity to pick two players apiece in the guard and forward polls. We’ll leave today’s polls open for at least 24 hours before naming the players with the most votes to our All-NBA First Team and moving on to voting for the Second Team.
Vote for your All-NBA picks below, and then take to the comments section to explain your reasoning. And if there are a player not listed below that you believe deserves All-NBA consideration, be sure to mention him in the comments section too — if I agree, I’ll make sure he’s included in our Second and Third Team polls.
(Note: In instances where players saw significant minutes at multiple positions, I’ve attempted to defer to the NBA’s classification. For instance, on the league’s official All-NBA ballot, DeMar DeRozan was only eligible at guard, rather than guard and forward, but Ben Simmons was listed at both positions.)
Guards:
Who are your All-NBA First Team guards?
James Harden (Rockets)
39.83%
(897 votes)
Russell Westbrook (Thunder)
20.83%
(469 votes)
Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)
9.37%
(211 votes)
Stephen Curry (Warriors)
7.02%
(158 votes)
Kyrie Irving (Celtics)
4.57%
(103 votes)
DeMar DeRozan (Raptors)
3.86%
(87 votes)
Victor Oladipo (Pacers)
3.69%
(83 votes)
Ben Simmons (Sixers)
3.64%
(82 votes)
Donovan Mitchell (Jazz)
1.29%
(29 votes)
Devin Booker (Suns)
0.89%
(20 votes)
Klay Thompson (Warriors)
0.89%
(20 votes)
Chris Paul (Rockets)
0.80%
(18 votes)
Jimmy Butler (Timberwolves)
0.75%
(17 votes)
Bradley Beal (Wizards)
0.53%
(12 votes)
Kyle Lowry (Raptors)
0.49%
(11 votes)
Lou Williams (Clippers)
0.44%
(10 votes)
Jrue Holiday (Pelicans)
0.40%
(9 votes)
Kemba Walker (Hornets)
0.36%
(8 votes)
Goran Dragic (Heat)
0.18%
(4 votes)
C.J. McCollum (Trail Blazers)
0.18%
(4 votes)
Total Votes: 2,252
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Forwards:
Who are your All-NBA First Team forwards?
LeBron James (Cavaliers)
34.93%
(709 votes)
Anthony Davis (Pelicans)
21.63%
(439 votes)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)
20.30%
(412 votes)
Kevin Durant (Warriors)
13.84%
(281 votes)
Ben Simmons (Sixers)
2.86%
(58 votes)
Al Horford (Celtics)
1.03%
(21 votes)
Paul George (Thunder)
0.89%
(18 votes)
Draymond Green (Warriors)
0.84%
(17 votes)
LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs)
0.69%
(14 votes)
Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks)
0.69%
(14 votes)
Jimmy Butler (Timberwolves)
0.64%
(13 votes)
Tobias Harris (Pistons/Clippers)
0.59%
(12 votes)
Khris Middleton (Bucks)
0.44%
(9 votes)
Blake Griffin (Clippers/Pistons)
0.39%
(8 votes)
Kevin Love (Cavaliers)
0.25%
(5 votes)
Total Votes: 2,030
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Centers:
Who is your All-NBA First Team center?
Anthony Davis (Pelicans)
42.28%
(441 votes)
Joel Embiid (Sixers)
22.82%
(238 votes)
Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)
9.97%
(104 votes)
Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)
4.79%
(50 votes)
Rudy Gobert (Jazz)
4.60%
(48 votes)
LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs)
2.78%
(29 votes)
Clint Capela (Rockets)
2.59%
(27 votes)
Al Horford (Celtics)
2.30%
(24 votes)
Andre Drummond (Pistons)
2.21%
(23 votes)
Steven Adams (Thunder)
2.11%
(22 votes)
DeMarcus Cousins (Pelicans)
1.92%
(20 votes)
DeAndre Jordan (Clippers)
1.15%
(12 votes)
Jusuf Nurkic (Trail Blazers)
0.48%
(5 votes)
Total Votes: 1,043
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Westbrook Harden LeBron Giannis Davis I really think Giannis deserves first team even over someone like Durant
I totally agree. Plus Giannis didn’t have another All Star on his team, while KD had 3.
I agree with you, although I could see an argument for picking Lillard over Westbrook. Westbrook is great, but so is Lillard, he just usually does it after the East Coast has gone to bed.
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Westbrook
Harden
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James
Davis
Lillard
DeRozan
Antetokounmpo
George
Embiid
Curry
Kyrie
Aldridge
Butler
Towns
Based on the options I was hoping Davis would win for both F
Did they determine Center? Is Davis in as a center or F? Would like him to win over Embiid purely for $$$ purposes.