The NBA has been a bit of a blur over the last week, what with the record-setting defending champs facing elimination and an afterthought of an Eastern Conference Finals suddenly becoming a closely contested series. If you need a breather, have a gander at the 2015-2016 All-NBA team lineups, highlighting the best of the best (of the best of the best) at every position.
Some immediate notes: Russell Westbrook makes his first-ever All-NBA 1st Team, a huge accomplishment, especially considering the Thunder very nearly passed on him in the 2008 draft. Another, more eye-popping note: DeAndre Jordan, not DeMarcus Cousins, was the center named to the 1st Team, despite Cousins averaging nearly 14 more points per game than Jordan, who is considered to be solely a defensive threat, not an offensive one.
Paul George makes an impressive placement on the 3rd Team in his first year back from that gruesome leg injury, and a total of five combined players currently playing in the Western Conference Finals–Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry–landed on either the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Team. The Eastern Conference Finals boasts two placements: LeBron James and Kyle Lowry. Check out the full list of players that received at least one vote above. (Andrew Bogut?)
