Having already cast my votes for individual hardware, it’s time to turn my attention to the part of the ballot that focuses on team awards: All-NBA, All-Defensive and All-Rookie. Let’s light this candle:
All-NBA
First Team
C: Joel Embiid, 76ers
F: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks
F: Jayson Tatum, Celtics
G: Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers
G: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder
Under the forthcoming new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and its players union, players who made fewer than 65 appearances will be ineligible for All-NBA consideration, and the ballots will shift from the long-held positional standard — one center, two forwards, two guards — to a positionless approach intended to allow voters to just pick the 15 best players.