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An All-West 1st Team
NEW YORK, May 10, 2007 - Phoenix guard and two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash and Suns center Amaré Stoudemire are the first teammates since the L.A. Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in 2003-04 to be named to the First Team, as the NBA announced the 2006-07 All-NBA Teams today.
Joining Nash at guard on the First Team is Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer
during the regular season. San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Dallas' Dirk
Nowitzki join Stoudemire in the frontcourt.
A unanimous selection, Nash, who earns First Team honors for the third
straight season, led the NBA in assists during the regular season with a
career-high 11.6 per game. He became the first NBA player to average at
least 18 points (18.6) and 11 assists since Magic Johnson in 1990-91. Nash
recorded 15 or more assists 16 times during the regular season.
Stoudemire averaged 20.4 points and a career-high 9.6 rebounds for the
Pacific Division champion Suns. He ranked second among NBA centers in
scoring behind only Houston's Yao Ming and was one of only three NBA
players (Utah's Carlos Boozer, the L.A. Clippers Elton Brand) ranked in the
top 20 in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (.575).
Nowitzki, who also makes his third straight First Team appearance, led the
Mavericks to an NBA-best 67-15 regular-season record. He averaged 24.6
points, 8.9 rebounds, a career-high 3.4 assists, and set a new personal
best for three-point percentage (.416). He finished the regular season as
the only player in the NBA to shoot 50 percent from the field (.502), 40
percent from three-point range and 90 percent from the free throw line
(.904).
For the second straight season, Bryant led the NBA in scoring with 31.6
points per contest, while posting 5.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game to
earn his fifth All-NBA First Team selection. He became just the second
player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in four straight games
when he tallied 65 vs. Portland on March 16, 50 vs. Minnesota on March 18,
60 at Memphis on March 22, and 50 at New Orleans/Oklahoma City on March 23.
Duncan earns his ninth First Team selection, the most of any active player,
with averages of 20.0 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists. His 1,599
points this season were the most since he scored 1,884 in 2002-03. He
scored in double figures 78 times during the regular season.
The All-NBA Second Team consists of Washington's Gilbert Arenas and
Houston's Tracy McGrady at guard; Cleveland's LeBron James and Toronto's
Chris Bosh, who makes his first career All-NBA team, at forward; and
Houston's Yao at center.
The All-NBA Third Team includes Miami's Dwyane Wade and Detroit's Chauncey
Billups at guard; Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, the NBA's leading rebounder
with 12.8 per game, and Denver's Carmelo Anthony, the NBA's second-leading
scorer (28.9 ppg), at forwards; and Orlando's Dwight Howard at center.
The 129-member voting panel of writers and broadcasters throughout the
United States and Canada consisted of national media members and members
from each of the league's 30 teams who regularly cover the NBA. The media
voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams by position with points
awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.
Below are the results of the voting for the 2006-07 All-NBA Teams, with
First Team votes in parentheses:
2006-07 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
Position Player, Team (1st Team Votes) Points
Forward Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas (125) 634
Forward Tim Duncan, San Antonio (94) 573
Center Amaré Stoudemire, Phoenix (36) 494
Guard Steve Nash, Phoenix (129) 645
Guard Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (128) 643
2006-07 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Position Player, Team (1st Team Votes) Points
Forward LeBron James, Cleveland (64) 494
Forward Chris Bosh, Toronto (8) 234
Center Yao Ming, Houston (38) 333
Guard Gilbert Arenas, Washington 295
Guard Tracy McGrady, Houston (10) 278
2006-07 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
Position Player, Team (1st Team Votes) Points
Forward Kevin Garnett, Minnesota (5) 225
Forward Carmelo Anthony, Denver (1) 142
Center Dwight Howard, Orlando (1) 108
Guard Dwyane Wade, Miami (1) 241
Guard Chauncey Billups, Detroit 86
Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first team votes in
parentheses): Carlos Boozer, Utah, 127; Shaquille O'Neal, Miami, 70 (3);
Jason Kidd, New Jersey, 58; Marcus Camby, Denver, 42 (2); Shawn Marion,
Phoenix, 41; Allen Iverson, Denver, 39; Tony Parker, San Antonio, 39; Vince
Carter, New Jersey, 15; Deron Williams, Utah, 15; Josh Howard, Dallas, 11;
Elton Brand, L.A. Clippers, 8; Mehmet Okur, Utah, 7; Baron Davis, Golden
State, 6; Michael Redd, Milwaukee, 6; Ray Allen, Seattle, 5; Richard
Hamilton, Detroit, 4; Joe Johnson, Atlanta, 3; Ben Gordon, Chicago, 3;
Chris Paul, New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 3; Paul Pierce, Boston, 2; Ben
Wallace, Chicago, 2; Jason Terry, Dallas, 2; Eddy Curry, New York, 2; Luol
Deng, Chicago, 1; Chris Webber, Detroit, 1; Jermaine O'Neal, Indiana, 1;
Pau Gasol, Memphis, 1; Tyson Chandler, New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 1; Manu
Ginobili, San Antonio, 1.
An All-West 1st Team
I am shocked amare got 1st team.
I would not even put him in 2nd team.
I was thinking the same thing, cant believe Amare got so many votes
wow boozer seriously got ed on that one..
also wondering. Yao got more 1st team votes than Amare.
if Amare wasn't listed as center, no way he would be on 1st or 2nd team.
(Lebron got almost twice as much 1st team votes as Amare)
Amare over Boozer, etc.? That's a joke.
Yao got more first place votes than Amare.... who would leave Yao off the 2nd or 3rd team ballot to hurt his score that badly?
Who would you put on the second and first teams? Yao would've easily gotten first team if he wasn't injured so much, but I'm not sure what other center deserved it over Amare.
Not impressed. With the exception of Dirk, those 4 guys are all flukes. Tim Duncan couldn't average 22 and 11 in the WNBA.
, Lenny Wilkens > Tim Duncan
How bout James Donaldson for starters?
while we're at itNot impressed. With the exception of Dirk, those 4 guys are all flukes. Tim Duncan couldn't average 22 and 11 in the WNBA.
, Lenny Wilkens > Tim Duncan
Game 6 GSW-DAL: Biedriens > Nowitzki
Props to Amare...regardless of the hate in this thread.
Oh...and Nash too!!!
Kobe and Dirk accept their awards from their fishing boats.
Golden State winning was a fluke. Only reason they beat Dallas was because they hit some lucky shots and the refs screwed us.
Pat Burke > Tim Duncan
Mark Eaton > David Robinson.
golden state won because mavs are pussies. clear as day.
utah is gonna sweep golden statehow embarrassing to mavs
Golden State did what San Antonio could not. And the Golden State victory was solely due to the referees. Also, Charlotte and Boston beat San Antonio this year and would've beaten them in a playoff series like they are supposed to, since they're both better teams than the Spurs. Therefore, Refs > Golden State > Dallas > Charlotte > Boston >San Antonio.golden state won because mavs are pussies. clear as day.
utah is gonna sweep golden state
Tim Duncan is an overrated fluke.
I don't know if it HAD to be a true center. Plus Amare is not even a true center. these are the big men I'd put ahead of Amare:
Yao
Boozer
D Howard
Bosch
Camby
Shaq
Is this the same bunch that gave Camby the DPOY?
Boy shouldn't you be lying in bed right now? seriously how old are you?
mmm....if Nash is an unanimous selection, it could mean he is going to be voted MVP...
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