Slow news day: All NBA

[celticsclay]

Given we are about 2/3rds of the way through the season, was curious who people had making all NBA teams at this point? There is some pretty competition this year, let by great performances by Jokic and Embid. Jokic has the Nuggets 5 or 6 games over .500 despite having Aaron Gordon and maybe Will Barton as the second or third best players on the team (and a rotation that has included Cousins, Austin Rivers, Bones Hyland and Brynn Forbes playing significant minutes). Embid has done with Harris and Seth Curry (although his dynamic is about to significantly change. Morant has the Grizzlies a place in the standings nobody expected them. Curry has been consistently phenomal and Giannis has been himself. Given all that, this is what I have at moment. Also someone correct me I am wrong but I believe it is now three forwards and two guards with no center slot. I know people will say I am being a homer having Tatum on second team, but if he continues to lead us up the standing with the way we were playing before break I really do think he has a good chance of being there and will deserve it. I also did let team success go into this as Durant is only guy on a team that is underachieving and I think the Nets will rocket up standings when he returns and they get curry and Simmons playing. 

Edit: I did keep Lebron on second team, but if the Lakers end up like 10th with Davis gone (or miss playin entirely) I would probably bump him.

First Team
Guard: Curry
Guard: Morant
Forward: Giannis
Forward: Embid
Forward: Jokic

Second Team:
Guard: Doncic
Guard: Derozen
Forward: Durant
Forward: Tatum
Forward: Lebron

In the running: Lavine, Booker, Mitchell, Gobert, Butler

Forward: Jokic

[Who]

G: Steph
G: CP3
F: Durant
F: Giannis
C: Jokic

G: Morant
G: Fred VanVleet
F: LeBron
F: Luka
C: Embiid

G: Trae Young
G: Donovan Mitchell
F: DeRozan
F: Tatum
C: Towns or Gobert

[seancally]

I’ll be curious to see how Tatum is listed. IIRC he received votes as Guard and Forward last season. He received more overall votes than Kyrie, but split between two positions.

Tatum is a forward and as a forward he should be on 2nd or 3rd team IMO.

…I know the thread is not specifically about Tatum but that’s the piece I’m most interested in 

[makaveli]

Given we are about 2/3rds of the way through the season, was curious who people had making all NBA teams at this point? There is some pretty competition this year, let by great performances by Jokic and Embid. Jokic has the Nuggets 5 or 6 games over .500 despite having Aaron Gordon and maybe Will Barton as the second or third best players on the team (and a rotation that has included Cousins, Austin Rivers, Bones Hyland and Brynn Forbes playing significant minutes). Embid has done with Harris and Seth Curry (although his dynamic is about to significantly change. Morant has the Grizzlies a place in the standings nobody expected them. Curry has been consistently phenomal and Giannis has been himself. Given all that, this is what I have at moment. Also someone correct me I am wrong but I believe it is now three forwards and two guards with no center slot. I know people will say I am being a homer having Tatum on second team, but if he continues to lead us up the standing with the way we were playing before break I really do think he has a good chance of being there and will deserve it. I also did let team success go into this as Durant is only guy on a team that is underachieving and I think the Nets will rocket up standings when he returns and they get curry and Simmons playing. 

Edit: I did keep Lebron on second team, but if the Lakers end up like 10th with Davis gone (or miss playin entirely) I would probably bump him.

First Team
Guard: Curry
Guard: Morant
Forward: Giannis
Forward: Embid
Forward: Jokic

Second Team:
Guard: Doncic
Guard: Derozen
Forward: Durant
Forward: Tatum
Forward: Lebron

In the running: Lavine, Booker, Mitchell, Gobert, Butler

Forward: Jokic

there is zero chance that the all nba teams end up without the top team in PHX.

[gouki88]

1st Team:
G: Doncic
G: Curry
F: Giannis
F: Jokic
F: Embiid

2nd Team:
G: Morant
G: Booker
F: DeRozan
F: Tatum
F: LeBron

3rd Team:
G: Trae Young
G: Donovan Mitchell
F: Durant
F: Butler
F: KAT

[PaxtonDarcy]

So I don’t want to be an alarmist here.

But today may have been the most newsworthy day in a very very long time.

It’s fascinating that we could consider today of all days a slow news day. And yes, I understand you were talking about the nba.

But I just found this headline strange and uncanny.

[celticsclay]

So I don’t want to be an alarmist here.

But today may have been the most newsworthy day in a very very long time.

It’s fascinating that we could consider today of all days a slow news day. And yes, I understand you were talking about the nba.

But I just found this headline strange and uncanny.

I think it is pretty clear I am referencing slow NBA/Celtics news on a Celtics forum.

[PaxtonDarcy]

So I don’t want to be an alarmist here.

But today may have been the most newsworthy day in a very very long time.

It’s fascinating that we could consider today of all days a slow news day. And yes, I understand you were talking about the nba.

But I just found this headline strange and uncanny.

I think it is pretty clear I am referencing slow NBA/Celtics news on a Celtics forum.

Just commenting on how strange it was the read that title.

[celticsclay]

Given we are about 2/3rds of the way through the season, was curious who people had making all NBA teams at this point? There is some pretty competition this year, let by great performances by Jokic and Embid. Jokic has the Nuggets 5 or 6 games over .500 despite having Aaron Gordon and maybe Will Barton as the second or third best players on the team (and a rotation that has included Cousins, Austin Rivers, Bones Hyland and Brynn Forbes playing significant minutes). Embid has done with Harris and Seth Curry (although his dynamic is about to significantly change. Morant has the Grizzlies a place in the standings nobody expected them. Curry has been consistently phenomal and Giannis has been himself. Given all that, this is what I have at moment. Also someone correct me I am wrong but I believe it is now three forwards and two guards with no center slot. I know people will say I am being a homer having Tatum on second team, but if he continues to lead us up the standing with the way we were playing before break I really do think he has a good chance of being there and will deserve it. I also did let team success go into this as Durant is only guy on a team that is underachieving and I think the Nets will rocket up standings when he returns and they get curry and Simmons playing. 

Edit: I did keep Lebron on second team, but if the Lakers end up like 10th with Davis gone (or miss playin entirely) I would probably bump him.

First Team
Guard: Curry
Guard: Morant
Forward: Giannis
Forward: Embid
Forward: Jokic

Second Team:
Guard: Doncic
Guard: Derozen
Forward: Durant
Forward: Tatum
Forward: Lebron

In the running: Lavine, Booker, Mitchell, Gobert, Butler

Forward: Jokic

there is zero chance that the all nba teams end up without the top team in PHX.

Well this is a bit of injury luck (I would have had Paul on second team if was healthy) and really good competition. I don't think anyone can really have Booker over Curry or Ja right now. Doncic has a very strong case as does Demar. It is very hard to make it as a guard, and people may not realize how good derozen has been. It is possible he makes first team. So one of those 5 guys is gonna get left off the first two teams.

[celticsclay]

So I don’t want to be an alarmist here.

But today may have been the most newsworthy day in a very very long time.

It’s fascinating that we could consider today of all days a slow news day. And yes, I understand you were talking about the nba.

But I just found this headline strange and uncanny.

I think it is pretty clear I am referencing slow NBA/Celtics news on a Celtics forum.

Just commenting on how strange it was the read that title.

I hear ya. I haven't braved current events forum yet today. TP

[makaveli]

Given we are about 2/3rds of the way through the season, was curious who people had making all NBA teams at this point? There is some pretty competition this year, let by great performances by Jokic and Embid. Jokic has the Nuggets 5 or 6 games over .500 despite having Aaron Gordon and maybe Will Barton as the second or third best players on the team (and a rotation that has included Cousins, Austin Rivers, Bones Hyland and Brynn Forbes playing significant minutes). Embid has done with Harris and Seth Curry (although his dynamic is about to significantly change. Morant has the Grizzlies a place in the standings nobody expected them. Curry has been consistently phenomal and Giannis has been himself. Given all that, this is what I have at moment. Also someone correct me I am wrong but I believe it is now three forwards and two guards with no center slot. I know people will say I am being a homer having Tatum on second team, but if he continues to lead us up the standing with the way we were playing before break I really do think he has a good chance of being there and will deserve it. I also did let team success go into this as Durant is only guy on a team that is underachieving and I think the Nets will rocket up standings when he returns and they get curry and Simmons playing. 

Edit: I did keep Lebron on second team, but if the Lakers end up like 10th with Davis gone (or miss playin entirely) I would probably bump him.

First Team
Guard: Curry
Guard: Morant
Forward: Giannis
Forward: Embid
Forward: Jokic

Second Team:
Guard: Doncic
Guard: Derozen
Forward: Durant
Forward: Tatum
Forward: Lebron

In the running: Lavine, Booker, Mitchell, Gobert, Butler

Forward: Jokic

there is zero chance that the all nba teams end up without the top team in PHX.

Well this is a bit of injury luck (I would have had Paul on second team if was healthy) and really good competition. I don't think anyone can really have Booker over Curry or Ja right now. Doncic has a very strong case as does Demar. It is very hard to make it as a guard, and people may not realize how good derozen has been. It is possible he makes first team. So one of those 5 guys is gonna get left off the first two teams.

You are right, but the judge is still in session.

Doncic was bad and hurt for a while, but seems to find his groove lately.
Derozan isn’t going anywhere.

[gouki88]

Doncic over his last 15 games is averaging 33/10/9 on 48/41/72 splits, going 10-5. He's been even better over his last 10 games. Making a push for serious All-NBA consideration.

[Moranis]

Definitely will be interesting to see how it all shakes out. 

At his point I'd start with the all star starters and add and eliminate from that:

Guards - Young, Curry, Morant
Forwards - Durant, Giannis, DeRozan, Lebron, Wiggins
Centers - Embiid, Jokic

Need a guard and 1 less forward, and Wiggins seems like the pretty clear guy to remove.  So take off Wiggins and assuming he is a guard Doncic seems like the pretty clear guy to add.  I don't think anyone else makes sense to remove at this point.

Then looking at 1st Team vs. 2nd Team, I'd do this

1st Team - Curry, Morant, Giannis, Durant, Embiid
2nd Team - Young, Doncic, Lebron, DeRozan, Jokic

That just leaves the 3rd Team

Guard choices: Paul, Booker, Garland, VanVleet, Mitchell, Harden, Beal
Forward choices: Wiggins, Tatum, Ball, Green, Butler
Center choises: Towns, Gobert, Adebayo, Davis

I'd probably go with this for 3rd Team at this point (and accounting for injuries, so Paul removed)
3rd Team - Booker, VanVleet, Tatum, Butler, Towns

Lots can change between now and end of the season and games played is definitely going to be a factor down the stretch (Durant, for example, hasn't played enough).