Luke Doncic, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo They were appointed, this Tuesday, by the NBA Like the best players in their respective positions.
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This squad was chosen through a voting made by a group of sports journalists and broadcasters of the United States, who, in his opinion, were the most outstanding in the year.
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For their outstanding performances, leadership and talent, they were chosen as the Best Quintets of the 2021-22 season of the #NBA75
The first team:And Giannis Antetokounmpo
🏀 Devin Booker
🏀 Luka Doncic
🏀 Nikola Jokic
🏀 Jayson Tatum pic.twitter.com/fSI37R1sNI– NBA MEXICO (@NBAMEX) May 25, 2022
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This is the first time since 1995 that the All NBA is made up of five players aged 27 or younger. In addition, the Slovenian point guard Luka Doncic joins names like Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant y Max Zaslofski as the only players in history to be selected to the best team in three or more occasions, before reaching the age of 24.
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Antetokounmpo was the player more votes He had, getting as much as possible to be summoned by fourth time in a row to the top five in the league. The following with more recognitions were the Europeans Luka Doncic y Nikola Jokiccurrent Most Valuable Player, both selected by third time in their careers.
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Meanwhile, the young stars Devin Booker y Jayson Tatum they debut with their first appearance on the team, since they came to the NBA.
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The NBA also defined the second and third quintet most prominent as a recognition to players who had an outstanding performance, but they did not get enough votes.
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This list is headed by the center of the Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiidtop scorer of the season and, for many experts, the player with the most merits to have been chosen as the MVP over Jokicwho won for the second year in a row.
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The second team is made up of:
Stephen Curry (Warriors de Golden State)
DeMar DeRozan (Bulls de Chicago)
Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets)
Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
Ja Morant (Grizzlies of Memphis)
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The third team is made up of:
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
Chris Paul (Suns de Phoenix)
Pascal Siakam (Toronto Reports)
Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves de Minnesota)
Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)
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(With information from Europa Press)
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