On May 23, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the best lineup of the year for the 2023-24 season. Those who were selected for a while included Jokic, Donchic, Alphabet Brother, Alexander and Tatum; Those selected for the second round include Brenson, Shumei, Durant, Edwards and Kaka, while those selected for the third round include Booker, Curry, Halliburton, James and Sasha. International stars continued to rule for a while. Four of the five players who were selected were born outside the United States. Jokic was from Serbia, Doncic was from Slovenia, the letter brother was from Greece, and Alexander was from Canada.
Jokic and Alexander got all 99 first votes, 495 points in total. Dongqi missed a full vote, and James scored 164 points, the player with the highest points in three games.
Compared with previous years, there are two major changes in the selection of the best lineup this season. First, the selected players must meet the requirements of playing at least 65 regular games. Second, the best lineup will no longer be selected based on the position of the court.
Jokic played 79 regular season games this season, averaging 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 9 assists, leading the Nuggets to a record of 57 wins and 25 losses. Jokic averaged 28.7 points, 13.4 rebounds and 8.7 assists in the playoffs, stopping in the western semi-finals and being eliminated 4-3 by the Timberwolves. Jokic was elected MVP for the third time this season. This is the sixth time Jokic has been selected into the best team in his career, and the fourth time Jokic has been selected into the best team for a while. For Jokic, the biggest regret of this season is that he failed to defend his title.
Dongqi has played 70 regular season games this season, averaging 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists, leading the lone ranger to a record of 50-32. Since the playoffs, Dongqi has averaged 27.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game. The lone ranger has eliminated the Clippers and Thunder consecutively, and joined the Timberwolves in a west match. This is the fifth time Dongqi has been selected into the best team in his career, and also the fifth time in a row. Dongqi has never won the NBA championship, and he will try to seize this opportunity.
Alphabet Brother has played 73 regular season games this season, averaging 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists, leading the Bucks to a record of 49 wins and 33 losses. The letter Godson didn't play in this year's playoffs due to injury, and the Bucks were eliminated by the Pacers 2-4 in the first round. This is the eighth time that Brother Alphabet has been selected into the best team in his career and the sixth time in a row. Five times before, Brother Alphabet was selected by all votes.
Alexander played 75 regular season games this season, averaging 30.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists, leading Thunder to a record of 57 wins and 25 losses. Alexander averaged 30.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists in the playoffs. The Thunder swept the Pelican 4-0 in the first round and was eliminated by the lone ranger 2-4 in the second round. This is the second time Alexander has been selected into the best team in his career, and it is also the second time he has been selected into the best team for two consecutive years. Last season's Oklahoma City had not yet reached the last eight of the Western Conference playoffs, and this season they became the team with the first record in the Western Conference regular season.
Tatum has played 74 regular season games this season, averaging 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists, leading the Celtics to the league's first record of 64 wins and 18 losses. Tatum averaged 25.4 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the playoffs. The Celtics eliminated the Heat 4-1 in the first round, the Cavaliers 4-1 in the second round, and the Eastern finals G1. The Green Army narrowly beat the Pacers in overtime, leading 1-0 in total. This is the fourth time Tatum has been selected into the best team in his career, and also the third time he has been selected into the best team in a row.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers were eliminated from the Nuggets 1-4, and the average score in the regular season was 27.8 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists. This is the fifth time that Shumei has been selected into the best team. It has been four times before, but the last time was in the 2019-20 season. This season's thick eyebrow is in good health, making 76 appearances to set a career high.
LeBron James, who was selected into the three teams, averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists in the regular season, helping the Lakers to win 47 - 35. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers were eliminated 1-4 by the Nuggets, and James averaged 27.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 2.4 steals. This is the 21st season of James' career. He became the first player to unlock the 40000 point milestone. In his 21 year career, James has been selected into the best team for 20 times, and has been selected for 20 consecutive years. The number of times continues to be the highest in history. Only in the rookie season, he has not been selected. Kobe Bryant, Abdul Jabbar and Duncan (15 times) ranked second in history. James is also the first player in history to be included in the best team in the 21st season.
Being selected into the best team also gives some players economic gains. For example, Edwards and Halliburton can sign a super top salary contract accounting for 30% of the total salary, and little Sabonis gets 1.3 million yuan.
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