NBA names the squad for every tournament.
The NBA announced on Monday that Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Kevin Durant of the Suns, Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers, LeBron James of the Lakers, and Anthony Davis of the Lakers comprised the All-Tournament Team of the league’s first-ever in-season tournament.
The NBA claims that players were chosen for the All-Tournament Team without consideration for their position by the media, who took into account each player’s performance in both the group stage and the knockout stages. Here is a list of every player who received a vote, along with the voters themselves.
It’s not surprising that Antetokounmpo, Haliburton, James, and Davis were chosen unanimously given their outstanding performances and tournament progression. In the championship game, the Lakers defeated the Pacers, with James taking home the MVP award, Davis coming in second, and Haliburton coming in third.
The Bucks fell in the semifinals to the Pacers, but Antetokounmpo put up his typical stellar numbers throughout the tournament, including averaging 36.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 block while shooting 68.3% from the field in his two knockout appearances (37.2 minutes).
The final spot went to Durant, whose Suns narrowly lost in the quarterfinals to L.A. He received seven votes, with Brandon Ingram (four), Nikola Jokic (three), De’Aaron Fox (two), Damian Lillard (two), Jayson Tatum (one) and Myles Turner (one) also receiving consideration from the media panel.
