NEW YORK, May 21, 2014 – The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry and the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James headline the 2014-15 All-NBA First Team, the NBA announced today. Curry, the 2014-15 Kia NBA MVP, and James received First Team votes on all 129 ballots. This marks the first All-NBA First Team selection for Curry and the ninth in 12 seasons for James, who tied Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson for the third most all time.
Joining Curry and James on the First Team are James Harden of the Houston Rockets, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans and Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies. Harden, who garnered 125 First Team votes, makes his second straight appearance on the First Team. Davis (119 First Team votes) and Gasol (68 First Team votes) earned First Team honors for the first time.
Steph & LeBron unanimous picks for 2014-15 All-NBA First Team!
@StephenCurry30
@KingJames
@JHarden13
@AntDavis23
@MarcGasol
— NBA (@NBA) May 21, 2015
2014-15 All-NBA Second Team!
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@CP3
@aldridge_12
@boogiecousins
@PauGasol
— NBA (@NBA) May 21, 2015
2014-15 All-NBA Third Team!
@KyrieIrving
@KlayThompson
@BlakeGriffin32
@DeAndreJordan6
Tim Duncan
— NBA (@NBA) May 21, 2015
Once upon a time, Steph Curry was the cute kid in dad's moment... pic.twitter.com/TrnccROlwS
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 20, 2015
The All-NBA Second Team consists of Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, LaMarcus Aldridge of the Portland Trail Blazers, Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls and DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings.
The All-NBA Third Team is composed of the Warriors' Klay Thompson, the Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, the Clippers' Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, and the San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan.
Congratulations @paugasol on being named to the All-NBA Second Team. pic.twitter.com/LgTSy8IbO3
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) May 21, 2015
MARC GASOL NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-NBA. Dig that. https://t.co/28cRBun0ok
— Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) May 21, 2015
The 6 guards on the 3 all-NBA teams: Curry/Harden, Paul/Westbrook, Irving/Thompson. Wall was next in the voting, 62 points behind Irving.
— Jorge Castillo (@jorgeccastillo) May 21, 2015
The All-NBA Teams were chosen by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The media voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams by position with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis. Voters were asked to select two guards, two forwards and one center for each team, choosing players at the position they play regularly.
Curry helped the Warriors win a franchise-record 67 games by averaging 23.8 points (sixth in the NBA), 7.7 assists (sixth), a career-high 2.04 steals (fourth) and 4.3 rebounds. He made 286 three-pointers, breaking his own NBA record of 272 set in 2012-13. Curry, the leading vote-getter in NBA All-Star Balloting 2015 presented by Sprint, shot 48.7 percent from the field, ranked fourth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (44.3) and led the NBA in free throw percentage (91.4).
Stephen Curry, LeBron James highlight 2014-15 All-NBA First Team http://t.co/UqXkvfCiO0 pic.twitter.com/OqUDCZnqEF
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 21, 2015
James ranked third in the NBA in scoring (25.3 ppg) and seventh in assists (7.4 apg) as Cleveland finished with the second-best record (53-29) in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers were 50-19 in the 69 games James played and 3-10 in the 13 games he did not. The 11-time All-Star was one of only three players to tally 1,700 points, 500 assists, 400 rebounds and 100 steals, joining Harden and Westbrook.
LeBron James is the first player since Chauncey Billups to reach 5+ straight Conference Finals (Billups: 7 straight). pic.twitter.com/gnxK0RtEEO
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 15, 2015
Harden finished second in the NBA in scoring (27.4 ppg) and ninth in assists (7.0 apg) while leading the Rockets to 56 wins and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. He led the NBA in 40-point games (10) and 30-point games (35), and his four triple-doubles were the most by a Rocket since Hakeem Olajuwon posted four in 1989-90. Harden, who was named an All-Star for the third season in a row, also led the NBA in free throws made (715) and attempted (824), good for 86.8 percent.
Harden named All-NBA First Team for 2nd straight season joining Hakeem Olajuwon and Moses Malone as only Rockets with multiple appearances.
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) May 21, 2015
Davis, according to NBA.com/Stats, led the NBA in Player Impact Estimate (PIE), which measures a player's overall statistical contribution against the total statistics in games he plays. He ranked first in the league in blocks (2.94 bpg), fourth in scoring (24.4 ppg), seventh in field goal percentage (53.5) and eighth in rebounding (10.2 rpg). Davis helped the Pelicans make the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
Yep, we're excited too! Congrats, @AntDavis23!
Check out highlights from AD's third season: http://t.co/HuGGoWFkM3 pic.twitter.com/m5kVSiwBhS
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) May 21, 2015
Gasol averaged a career-best 17.4 points to go with 7.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the 55-win Grizzlies. He scored 30-plus points five times after doing so just once in his first six seasons. He set career highs in field goals made and attempted, as well as free throws made and attempted. Gasol was named an All-Star for the second time, earning his first All-Star start.
Franchise first: Marc Gasol named First Team All-NBA.
— Chris Herrington (@HerringtonNBA) May 21, 2015