Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic Unanimous All-NBA First Team Selections

Most Valuable Player Shai GilgeousAlexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets were unanimous selections to the AllNBA first team, announced Sunday night. Both players received all 100 firstteam votes from a media panel for 500 total points. Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs had one secondplace vote to fall short of being a unanimous choice, while Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers and Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons also made the first team.

GilgeousAlexander, who won his second straight MVP award earlier this month, earned his fourth consecutive AllNBA firstteam selection. He averaged 31.1 points, a careerbest 6.6 assists, and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 55.3 percent from the field this season. Jokic, a threetime MVP, finished second in MVP voting and earned his sixth firstteam selection after averaging 27.7 points. He led the league in rebounds with 12.9 per game and assists with a careerhigh 10.7, joining Russell Westbrook as the only players in NBA history to average a tripledouble in multiple seasons.

Wembanyama made the first team for the first time. He finished third in MVP voting, was the unanimous Defensive Player of...