NBA Announces 2025/26 All-NBA Teams

Second Team

• Jaylen Brown, Celtics (384)
• Kawhi Leonard, Clippers (277)
• Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers (276)
• Kevin Durant, Rockets (241)
• Jalen Brunson, Knicks (197)

Third Team

• Tyrese Maxey, Sixers (168)
• Jamal Murray, Nuggets (149)
• Jalen Johnson, Hawks (125)
• Jalen Duren, Pistons (121)
• Chet Holmgren, Thunder (87)

Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic, this season’s Most Valuable Player and runner-up, respectively, were the only unanimous first-teamers, with Wembanyama coming a single vote away — he had a single Second Team vote to go along with 99 First Team votes.

Doncic and Cunningham each technically fell short of meeting the 65-game minimum required to be eligible for All-NBA and other major awards, but they appealed that ruling and were deemed award-eligible by the league. Doncic would have met the criteria if he hadn’t missed time due to the birth of a child, while Cunningham fell short after suffering a collapsed lung, so both players were granted “extraordinary circumstances” exceptions.

Notably, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, who played 61 games, also applied for an extraordinary circumstances exception. However, his request was denied, so his name didn’t show up on award ballots even though he likely would’ve been voted onto an All-NBA team.

Outside of the 15 players who made All-NBA teams, another dozen players showed up on at least one ballot, starting with Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija, who had 26 voting points (Twitter link).

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (14 points), Raptors forward Scottie Barnes (9), Cavaliers guard James Harden (6), Rockets center Alperen Sengun (6), Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (5), Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5), Heat big man Bam Adebayo (4), and Celtics guard Derrick White (3) all earned multiple votes, while Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, Raptors forward Brandon Ingram, and Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley earned one Third Team vote apiece.

As usual, there are also financial implications worth noting related to the All-NBA teams. First and foremost, Duren will now be eligible to sign a contract with the Pistons that starts at up to 30% of the 2026/27 salary cap as a restricted free agent this summer. That means he could earn up to a projected $287.1MM over five years. If he hadn’t made All-NBA, his maximum five-year contract with Detroit would’ve been worth a projected $239.3MM. The most a rival team can offer him is four years and $177.4MM.

Maxey and Cunningham are on their way to meeting the super-max criteria but would need to earn All-NBA honors again in 2027 to become eligible for maximum-salary extensions worth up to 35% of the cap instead of 30%. Wembanyama is in a similar boat — despite making the All-NBA First Team and being named Defensive Player of the Year, he would need to achieve one of those feats again in 2027 in order to increase his maximum contract from 25% to the cap to 30% via the Rose rule.

Paolo Banchero and Jalen Williams had Rose rule language in their maximum-salary rookie scale extensions, which will go into effect this July, and could’ve earned more than 25% of the cap if they had made an All-NBA team, but neither player did.

Interestingly, the maximum-salary rookie scale extension that the Thunder negotiated with Holmgren did not include a Rose rule escalator, so the projected value of the big man’s contract (five years, $239.3MM) remains unchanged even though he earned a spot on the Third Team. It’ll be identical to Williams’ deal.