MrAndMrsFish Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 NEW YORK ? (AP) ? Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was the leading vote-getter on the All-NBA first team, which included Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash. Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki and Miami center Shaquille O'Neal rounded out the first team, announced Wednesday by the league. James, who averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists in leading the Cavaliers to their first playoff appearance in eight years. Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West are the only other players in NBA history to average at least 31 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a season. James received 116 first-place votes and 610 total points from the panel of 126 media members. Bryant, who led the league with 35.4 points a game, was selected to the team for the fourth time. He scored 50 or more points six times this season Nash, who won the MVP award for the second straight season, led the league with 10.5 assists. Nowitzki averaged a career-high 26.6 points and lead the Mavericks with 9.0 rebounds. O'Neal made the team for the seventh straight season and the eighth overall. He averaged 20 points, 9.2 rebounds and led the league in field goal percentage (60 percent) for the ninth time, tying Wilt Chamberlain for the most all-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 No complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildMarlinMan2003 Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 He will come to Orlando after next year! One can only dream.....Magic will have most cap room in the NBA. PG- Jameer Nelson, Carlos Arroyo SG- JJ Reddick, Deshawn Stevenson SF- Lebron James, Hedo Turkoglu PF- Darko Milicic, Tony Battie C- Dwight Howard YEAH! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I really have a hard time believing he'd leave Cleveland after his rookie contract. They will probably offer him a TON of money, it's near his home, and they actually have a really nice, young nucleus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 He will come to Orlando after next year! One can only dream.....Magic will have most cap room in the NBA. PG- Jameer Nelson, Carlos Arroyo SG- JJ Reddick, Deshawn Stevenson SF- Lebron James, Hedo Turkoglu PF- Darko Milicic, Tony Battie C- Dwight Howard YEAH! lol Redick* Sorry, that has just always struck a nerve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fritz Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Orlando will be very awesome in the near future. It'd be nice to make a play for LeBron. I'd imagine our attendance would blow up and we'd get a new stadium like whoa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfan79 Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 the second team could beat the first team easily this year I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinfan98 Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Wade should have made 1st team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Punisher Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 good call, but Wade is much more valueble in my book, I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everybody doing the fish Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Actually, it seems like LeBron has intentions of staying in Cleveland. Not that it probably won't happen, but here's his quote in ESPN.com: "I'm really happy right now with what's going on," he said. "I love my teammates and the coaching staff. We'll see what happens." I'm taking that with a grain of salt, though. The maximum bling the Cavs can put up for him is 5 years, $75 million. A scenario to think about though: what if the Cavs make the Finals? hmmm :mischief2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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