Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden Lead All-NBA First Team, LeBron James Named Third-Team

2019 marks the first year without LeBron James on the All-NBA first team since 2007.

Author:
Scooby Axson and Michael Shapiro
Publish date:
May 22, 2019

Two MVP candidates, Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo were unanimously selected to the 2018-19 All-NBA First Team, announced Thursday.

Harden led the NBA in scoring for the second straight year, averaging 36.1 points a game to go along with 7.5 assists and 6.6 rebounds.

Antetokounmpo (27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists) helped the Bucks to the league's best record with 60 wins, Milwaukee's best season since the 1980–81 campaign.

Joining them on the first team are Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, Thunder forward Paul George and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.

LeBron James, who has been named an All-NBA First Team performer a record 12 times in his career, failed to make that threshold for the first time since the 2006–07 season.

The rest of the league's awards, such as MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year, will be announced during the 2019 NBA Awards, televised by TNT on June 24.

Check out the full list of All-NBA teams below: