Updated All-NBA Predictions

Who will/should receive this honor?

Phoenix Suns v San Antonio Spurs / Ronald Cortes/GettyImages

As the NBA season winds down, the talk surrounding NBA awards will inevitably pick up - including All-NBA propositions.

The All-NBA award is designed to acknowledge the 15 best players in the NBA in the 2023-24 season regardless of position - the position-less rule began this year.

There have been many players that have proved to be deserving this season that won't get spots due to not meeting the 65-game requirement to be eligible for postseason awards.

Donovan Mitchell is one of the main examples of a player who will not reach the threshold, so that will be kept in mind here.

With Mitchell and Sixers' star Joel Embiid out of the picture, there would seemingly be as many as 13 locks for the team - the locks are seen below:

Stephen Curry

LeBron James

Kevin Durant

Nikola Jokic

Jalen Brunson

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jayson Tatum

Anthony Edwards

Luka Doncic

Anthony Davis

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Kawhi Leonard

Suns star Devin Booker has the statistical profile of an All-NBA lock, but the general way voters penalize lack of obtuse team success coupled with the possibility Book doesn't hit the 65-game minimum keep him short of being a shoe-in.

That leaves three spots for several worthy players - from Damian Lillard, Tyrese Maxey, and Booker, to Victor Wembanyama/Domantas Sabonis/Rudy Gobert.

Ultimately, this will be a mix of predicting how voters will approach this and opinion of who is most deserving.

This is what we settled on:

First team: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic

Second Team: Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard

Third Team: Devin Booker, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert

The first team is fairly straightforward. Tatum will get the nod over Durant due to team success, while the other four are clear-cut selections

The second team will see three clear selections in James, Durant, and Leonard, while Brunson/Edwards are having exemplary seasons that are being backed up by tangible team success.

The third team was the most difficult to curate. Booker/Curry would be on the second team nearly any other year but team struggles bounce both to the third team. Wembanyama and Gobert might be controversial selections, but Wemby is truly already a top-15 player in the league as a rookie - and it should be acknowledged, as should Gobert's historically great defensive season for a historically great defense.

The list of worthy candidates that didn't get selected is lengthy - Damian Lillard, Domantas Sabonis, Karl-Anthony Towns (might not hit 65 games), De'Aaron Fox, Jalen Williams, Jaylen Brown, Kyrie Irving, Tyrese Maxey, Paolo Banchero, Tyrese Haliburton, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Zion Williamson.

The NBA will announce the official selections during the postseason, which officially begins on April 20.