All NBA Predictions

[aefgogreen]

I think Cade being ruled eligible means JB loses what is most likely his last opportunity for 1st Team All NBA.

First Team
Jokic
Wemby
Luka
Cade
SGA

Second Team
Duren
Mitchell
Maxey
Jaylen
Kawhi

Third Team
Murray
Brunson
Chet
Durant
Jalen Johnson


I think Avdija, KAT and Castle are also candidates -  Maybe in the future, there could be an all star game of featuring Team Jaylen/Jalen, Team Duke, and Team Kentucky.

[Goldstar88]

Think I?d move Brunson to 2nd team and Duran to 3rd. Booker over Chet. Other than that, I agree.

[aefgogreen]

Think I?d move Brunson to 2nd team and Duran to 3rd. Booker over Chet. Other than that, I agree.

Brunson has had a great year! Is Booker eligible?

[Celtics4ever]

Brunson gets a ton of help from the refs to ensure NYC thinks it has a star.  6 FTA a game and a lot of them are phantom fouls.

[Goldstar88]

Think I?d move Brunson to 2nd team and Duran to 3rd. Booker over Chet. Other than that, I agree.

Brunson has had a great year! Is Booker eligible?

Apparently Booker played 64 games. So I guess not lol. I?d put LaMelo Ball in over Chet.

[Moranis]

Chris Broussard released his ballot

https://x.com/i/status/2045551921662951592

My Official All-NBA Ballot:
1st Team - SGA Luka Wemby Jokic Jaylen.
2nd - Cade Donovan Kawhi KD Jalen Duren.
3rd - Maxey J Murray J Brunson Jalen Johnson KAT

[celticinorlando]

First:
Brown
SGA
Wemby
Jokic
Luka

[nickagneta]

I can't help but wonder if Detroit's late season success while Cade was hurt will hurt his 1st team All-NBA chances and allow Jaylen to get 1st team.

The thinking for some voters being that Jaylen might have had a slightly better statistical year, plays better defense and elevated his team more. That last part being highlighted by the fact that Cade went down for a long stretch and Detroit played amazing in his absence.

[Vermont Green]

First:
Brown
SGA
Wemby
Jokic
Luka

I agree with this ballot.  I feel Brown deserves it over Cunningham.  I could be biased, I admit, but I think Brown should get it.

If anything, I would bump Cunningham up and bump Wembanyama down.  Games and minutes matter.  You could argue any combination of these players.  But I feel that Brown and Cunningham carried their teams more than Wembanyama did.

[aefgogreen]

If you all are right about Jaylen being on the first team, I will happily eat crow.

[Moranis]

First:
Brown
SGA
Wemby
Jokic
Luka

I agree with this ballot.  I feel Brown deserves it over Cunningham.  I could be biased, I admit, but I think Brown should get it.

If anything, I would bump Cunningham up and bump Wembanyama down.  Games and minutes matter.  You could argue any combination of these players.  But I feel that Brown and Cunningham carried their teams more than Wembanyama did.

none of the advanced metrics support that argument. 

[aefgogreen]

First:
Brown
SGA
Wemby
Jokic
Luka

If anything, I would bump Cunningham up and bump Wembanyama down.  Games and minutes matter.  You could argue any combination of these players.  But I feel that Brown and Cunningham carried their teams more than Wembanyama did.

As I came out in favor of the 65 game rule, I feel that once the player has reached the threshold, they've done enough in terms of games and minutes. I consider it a binary factor.

[Vermont Green]

First:
Brown
SGA
Wemby
Jokic
Luka

I agree with this ballot.  I feel Brown deserves it over Cunningham.  I could be biased, I admit, but I think Brown should get it.

If anything, I would bump Cunningham up and bump Wembanyama down.  Games and minutes matter.  You could argue any combination of these players.  But I feel that Brown and Cunningham carried their teams more than Wembanyama did.

none of the advanced metrics support that argument.

I know, and I accept that most will disagree with me on this.  But I see Cunningham and Brown as the guys you go to at the end of a game when you need a bucket, or anytime really.  The other team knows this and is tilting the defense towards them so they can stop them.  Wemby scores off other player's actions, he is not the go to action.  Someone penetrates and he gets a lob dunk.  Someone sags and he gets a look at a 3.

On defense, he has a big impact when he can kind of roam.  He can roam when the other center is not a shooter (like Queta is not a shooter for example).  But then put Vucevic out there and you can pull Wembanyama out and diminish his impact some.  He still is a big defensive impact in any case.  And that impact is important.

They are all top players and I get the argument for any of them.  Further, I fully expect Wemby to be first team.  I am just not as fully bought in on him as it seems most others are.