Alex Hunter provides his picks for each of the three All-NBA teams for the 2025-26 regular season.
Voting has begun and the All-NBA teams will be announced next month. This season, there has been plenty of controversy surrounding the All-NBA teams. Players must’ve played in at least 65 games to qualify for All-NBA honors or season awards, and there were many big names who didn’t make the cut, including LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Both Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham finished just shy of the 65-game mark, and were initially among that group; however, the NBA and NBPA ruled in favor of qualifying these players on Thursday, due to certain circumstances for each player. Anthony Edwards, on the other hand, was denied his appeal and won’t qualify.
Just in: The NBA and NBPA have ruled in favor of Lakers' Luka Doncic and Pistons' Cade Cunningham on their Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge for the 65-game award rule, making both eligible for all 2025-26 season honors such as MVP and All-NBA teams, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/gUYdUn1q4k
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Doncic and Cunningham surely both will earn All-NBA honors, and below, I dive into my picks for each of the three All-NBA teams. Remember that since 2024, the All-NBA teams aren’t based on position.
Gilgeous-Alexander followed up his MVP season with another incredible campaign and is likely going to be named MVP for the second year in a row. The guard averaged 31.1 points, 6.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game while leading the Thunder to the best record in the league for the second consecutive season. Gilgeous-Alexander shot a career-high 55% from the field, which is absurd for a player averaging over 30 points.
Led by Wembanyama, the Spurs finished second only to the Thunder in the standings. The big man averaged 25.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and a league-high 3.1 blocks per game. Not only does Wembanyama have a terrific case for MVP, he almost certainly will be named Defensive Player of the Year.
Jokic ridiculously averaged a triple-double for the second consecutive season — he notched a league-high 34 triple-doubles — and the big man led the Nuggets to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Jokic deserves his praise for MVP, but he likely will get overlooked, due to voter fatigue for the three-time MVP and because the Thunder and Spurs finished higher in the standings.
Then there’s the late qualifiers, Doncic and Cunningham. Doncic led the NBA with 33.5 PPG for the fourth-seeded Lakers. The Slovenian’s scoring was second-to-none, as Doncic led the league with 16 games of 40+ points. Edwards finished second with 10. Lastly, Cunningham made a massive leap in his fifth season and led the Pistons to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, which very few saw coming. Cunningham averaged 23.9 points, 9.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game.
Brown had an incredible season and was extremely close to making the my All-NBA first team. Most basketball fans expected the Celtics to tank this year after Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles last May, but Brown, instead, played the best basketball of his career and led Boston to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, all of which are career-highs.
After playing in only 37 games and many questioning what was next for him at the age of 34, Leonard proved the haters wrong this season. The two-time NBA Finals MVP averaged a career-high 27.9 PPG on 50% shooting.
With Joel Embiid and Paul George missing a ton of games, Maxey was the true superstar for the 76ers. Leading the NBA with 38 minutes per game, the guard set career-highs across the board with 28.3 points, 6.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
Donovan Mitchell, quietly, had one of the best seasons of his career, averaging 27.9 points and 5.7 assists per game for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers, who had many players in-and-out of the lineup this season due to injuries.
Finally, Durant rounds out the second team after an impressive first season with the Rockets, who finished as the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference. The former MVP averaged 26 PPG on 52% shooting in a career-high 38 minutes per game, despite this being his 18th season in the league at 37-years-old.
Murray played in 75 games — his most since 2019 — and averaged 25.4 points and 7.1 assists, setting new career-bests in both.
In what could have been a lost season for the Hawks, due to Trae Young drama, Johnson led the club to the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and was one of the best wings in the league. The 24-year-old averaged a near triple-double of 22.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game. Johnson tallied 13 triple-doubles, finishing second only to Jokic.
Cunningham was the centerpiece for the top seeded Pistons, but Duren also took a huge step forward and deserves a ton of credit for the team’s breakout season. The first-time All-Star averaged a double-double of 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 65% from the field. Before this, Duren hadn’t averaged more than 13.8 PPG.
Avdija is another player that broke out this season. After averaging 16.9 PPG a year ago, Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 24.2 PPG this season. The forward also averaged 6.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game while leading Portland to it’s first playoff berth since 2021.
To round things out, Brunson had another great season for the third-seeded Knicks, leading the club with 26.0 points and 6.8 assists per game.
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