All-NBA Teams 2025-26

With the delay in ballots as voters awaited an official ruling on the appeal by Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, and Cade Cunningham, we heard this morning from Shams that Luka and Cade are both eligible for season awards as well as All-NBA teams, while Edwards' appeal was not approved.

First Team

Luka Doncic

• For the second time in his career, Luka led the league in scoring with 33.5 points per game, leading the Lakers to a second consecutive 50-win season. Luka and the Lakers faced the challenge of making it work with three ball-dominant players: LeBron, Austin Reaves, and himself. Once they figured it out, the Lakers went 15-2 while Luka entered MVP talks, averaged 40 ppg in March, and were really looking to threaten OKC in the West until his injury.

Cade Cunningham

• Point guard Cunningham was a key piece to the Pistons' success in the regular season, averaging a career-high in assists with 9.9, and was second, only behind Jokic. With the Pistons' win total set at 46.5 pre-season, Cade led the Pistons to their first 60-win season since 2005, going over their expected wins by almost 20 games. Cade was the best offensive player throughout the Pistons' 60-win season, even though they were still good when he missed time.

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• The reigning MVP is having another historic season for the 60-win Thunder, and is on track to win his second consecutive MVP award.

Victor Wembanyama

• What can be said about Wembanyama that hasn't already been said? The most dominant two-way player in the NBA, night in and night out. Wemby won his third consecutive block title and averaged a career-high 25 ppg. He led the Spurs to a 62-win year and their first playoff appearance since the 2018-19 season.

Nikola Jokic

• Jokic led the NBA in rebounds and became the first centre of all time to lead the league in assists, en route to averaging a 27-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist triple-double for the season as he led the Nuggets to 54 wins and the three-seed in the Western Conference, setting up an intriguing first-round matchup against the Timberwolves.

Second Team

Jalen Brunson

• Under the pressure of being the main ball handler for the Knicks, the New York point guard led them to 53 wins and the three seed in the Eastern Conference once again this season. Brunson played 74 games and carried the bulk of the load for the Knicks this season, averaging 26 ppg and 6.8 assists. Especially on offence, while teammates in Bridges and Towns struggled with consistent bucket-getting.

Donovan Mitchell

• The seven-time All-Star was consistent for the Cavs as they transitioned mid-season with a blockbuster trade that sent Darius Garland to the Clippers and Harden to the Cavs. Donovan averaged almost 28 points per game this season, and his play never dipped off month-to-month, even with key players in and out of the Cavs lineup, and with the addition of Harden.

Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard is shooting a jumper over a defender in a game on March 14 vs the Sacramento Kings. (credit, @LAClippers on x)

• A weird season for the Clippers that started badly and ended early. Averaged nearly 50-40-90 shooting splits, and a career high 28 ppg, good for sixth in the league. What may have been the best offensive regular seasons of Leonard's career resulted in the Clippers turning their season around after a 2-10 start. He also became the Clippers franchise record holder for most consecutive 20-point games with 57. They still missed the playoffs, but Kawhi's season was more than enough to earn him second-team honours.

  Jamal Murray

• Murray got career-highs in scoring, assists, and three-point field goal percentage, averaging 25 ppg, 7 assists, and shooting 43% from deep. He led Denver for parts of the season when Jokic missed some time with injuries, as the Nuggets went 11-6 in those games.

Jaylen Brown

• Brown re-invented how he played and fit in with the Celtics this year as Tatum was sidelined. In his tenth season, he averaged career highs in points with 28 and assists with 5.1. With the expectations going into the season for the Celtics being so low, Jaylen rose to the occasion, took on both offensive and defensive responsibilities, often being matched up with the opposing team's best player in crunch time, and was the biggest reason why Boston won 56 games in a year that many expected to be a down year without Tatum.

Third Team

Tyrese Maxey

• Tyrese led the league in minutes per game this year, playing 38 minutes per night, playing in 70 games of the Sixers ' season. Maxey had career-highs in points, 28.3, 6.6 assists, and 4.1 rebounds. With Joel Embiid and Paul George sidelined for so much of the season, Maxey took the bulk of the workload into his own hands and has the Sixers in the playoffs after they won their play-in match against the Magic.

Scottie Barnes

• Barnes was reliable for Toronto this season, suiting up in 80 of the possible 82 games this season. Barnes was an all-star in the Raptors' 46-win season, and they earned a playoff spot for the first time since his rookie year. Scottie was the offensive and defensive anchor for the Raps, averaging 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5.9 assists, while also averaging 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks.

Kevin Durant

• Durant was second in minutes in the league, averaging 26-6-5, on a Rockets team that did not have a point guard. The 37-year-old became one of three players 37 years or older to average 25 or more points per game.

Chet Holmgren

• The best defensive player on the one-seed Thunder averaged nearly two blocks per game. The first-time All-Star also got career highs in points and rebounds, averaging 17 points and 8.9 rebounds.

• Jalen Durren

  • The defensive anchor on the East's one seed, Durren played in 70 games of the Pistons' 60-win season. They went 13-4 in games without probable All-NBA first team point guard Cade Cunningham was out, and Durren led the way on both sides of the ball in Cade's absence. The first-time All-Star had career highs across the board with 19.5 ppg, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.8 assists.