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Jayson Tatum has been named to the All-NBA First Team for the third consecutive season, making him eligible for a supermax extension worth up to $315 million over five years. This new deal could be signed as early as this summer and would start in the 2025-26 season. Tatum's teammate, Jaylen Brown, narrowly missed out on making the All-NBA team but his supermax extension, signed last offseason, remains unaffected.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named to the All-NBA First Team and is set to become the first NBA player to earn over $1 million per game with a potential super max extension in the 2025 offseason, which would pay him over $81 million for the 2030-31 season.
Joel Embiid has been named to the All-NBA first team for the first time in his career, alongside Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. LeBron James extended his all-time record to 19 selections. Stephen Curry headlines the second team with his ninth selection. Ja Morant did not make any of the three All-NBA teams, and thus did not have his contract bump up by an extra $39 million.
Joel Embiid headlines the All-NBA first team alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Luka Dončić. Nikola Jokić, the MVP runner-up, is on the second team. The new collective bargaining agreement eliminates positions from All-NBA consideration, allowing voters to select their top five players for each team regardless of position. Embiid earned his first first-team honors, while Antetokounmpo is the only unanimous first-team selection. Mitchell and Morant expressed disappointment in not making the teams.