The NBA today announced the players selected for their annual All-NBA squads, as voted by a panel of 119 writers and broadcasters. Miami Heat forward LeBron James was the only unanimous selection with 119 1st team votes while Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, the newly-crowned MVP, and Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard weren’t far behind with 118 1st team votes, with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis to determine each squad. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and OKC Thunder forward Kevin Durant round out the 1st team.
Other players that received votes, with point totals (1st team votes are in parenthesis): Rajon Rondo, Boston, 68; Paul Pierce, Boston, 55; Carmelo Anthony, Denver-New York, 53; Kevin Love, Minnesota, 48; Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 43; Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers, 36; Tony Parker, San Antonio, 27; Kevin Garnett, Boston, 22; Deron Williams, Utah-New Jersey 19; Steve Nash, Phoenix, 17; Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee, 13; Monta Ellis, Golden State, 11; Nene, Denver, 11; Andrew Bynum, L.A. Lakers, 9; Kevin Martin, Houston, 7; Tyson Chandler, Dallas, 7; Joakim Noah, Chicago, 5; Marc Gasol, Memphis, 3; Al Jefferson, Utah, 3; Kendrick Perkins, Boston-Oklahoma City, 3; Andrea Bargnani, Toronto, 2; Chris Bosh, Miami, 2; Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia, 1; Emeka Okafor, New Orleans, 1; Eric Gordon, L.A. Clippers, 1; Gerald Wallace, Charlotte-Portland, 1; Jason Kidd, Dallas, 1; Luis Scola, Houston, 1; Luol Deng, Chicago, 1; Ray Allen, Boston, 1
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