Doncic, in the All-NBA First Team alongside Shai, Jokic, Wemby, and Cunningham

Luka Doncic reaffirmed his place among the absolute elite of the NBA after being named to the first All-NBA team for the 2025-26 season, an accolade announced this Sunday by the league prior to the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals between Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.

The Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard, the leading scorer of the season with 33.5 points per game, thus received his sixth All-NBA selection of his career in just eight seasons in the NBA. Doncic shared the best team with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, and Cade Cunningham, the five players who also finished among the top five in the MVP voting.

Gilgeous-Alexander, winner of the last two MVP awards, and Jokic were selected unanimously. Wembanyama, on the other hand, fell one vote short of unanimity after a historic season where he became the first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year.

For the French center, this marks his first appearance on an All-NBA team and the return of a Spurs player to the first team since Kawhi Leonard in the 2016-17 season. Wembanyama closed the day leading San Antonio to a 103-82 victory over Oklahoma City to tie the Western Finals.

Cade Cunningham completed the first team after a great season with the Detroit Pistons. The American guard secured his second All-NBA selection of his career after making the third team last year.

Both Doncic and Cunningham were eligible for these awards despite playing only 64 regular-season games. The NBA granted them special exceptions to surpass the minimum requirement of 65 games.

Nikola Jokic achieved his sixth inclusion in the first team and the eighth All-NBA selection of his career, further extending his lead as the most awarded player in the history of the Denver Nuggets.

Other All-NBA Teams

The second All-NBA team was composed of Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, and Kawhi Leonard. Durant earned his twelfth All-NBA selection, becoming the first player to represent five different franchises in these teams.

Brunson and Mitchell secured their third All-NBA appearance each. Leonard now has six selections between the first and second teams, while Brown repeated on the second team.

The third All-NBA team was entirely made up of newcomers: Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Duren, and Chet Holmgren. In Detroit, Cunningham and Duren became the first pair of Pistons players to make the All-NBA teams in the same season since Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace in 2005-06.

Among the notable absences was LeBron James, who couldn't receive votes due to not meeting the required minimum games. It's only the second time in his 23 NBA seasons that he's been left out of the All-NBA teams. Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo were also ineligible due to the 65-game rule.

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