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Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry named to All-NBA team

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OAKLAND, CA – Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and guard Stephen Curry have been named to the 2017-18 All-NBA Team, with Durant earning First Team honors and Curry garnering Third Team accolades, the NBA announced today. It represents the fourth-straight season the Warriors have had multiple players on the All-NBA team and 11th time overall.

Durant and Curry helped the Warriors become the fifth franchise in NBA history to win 58 games (58-24, .707) in four-straight seasons, joining the 76ers, Bucks, Celtics and Lakers. Golden State claimed the Pacific Division title for the fourth-straight season, a first in franchise history.

Durant earned his eighth career All-NBA selection, compiling averages of 26.4 points (6th in NBA), 6.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, a career-high 1.75 blocks (5th) and 34.2 minutes in 68 games (all starts). The forward, who has been named to the All-NBA First Team six times, become the 44th player in NBA history, and second-youngest (LeBron James), to score 20,000 career points on Jan. 10 versus the L.A. Clippers.

Curry earned his fifth career All-NBA honor after averaging 26.4 points per game (6th in the NBA) to go with 6.1 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.57 steals (7th) in 32.0 minutes over 51 games (all starts). Curry is the first Warrior to be named to five-straight All-NBA teams since Wilt Chamberlain from 1959-60 to 1963-64. He was named Western Conference Player of the Month in January, marking his seventh career monthly award, the most in franchise history.

The All-NBA Teams were selected by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.  The media voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams by position with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.  Voters selected two guards, two forwards and one center for each team, choosing players at the position they play regularly.  Players who received votes at multiple positions were slotted at the position where they received the most votes.

2017-18 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st Team (5 Pts.) 2nd Team (3 Pts.) 3rd Team (1 Pt.) Total All-NBA Selections
Guard James Harden, Houston 100 500 5 (four 1st, one 3rd)
Forward LeBron James, Cleveland 100 500 14 (12 1st, two 2nd)
Center/Forward Anthony Davis, New Orleans 96 4 492 3 (three 1st)
Guard Damian Lillard, Portland 71 24 5 432 3 (one 1st, 2nd and 3rd)
Forward Kevin Durant, Golden State 63 37 426 8 (six 1st, two 2nd)

2017-18 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st Team (5 Pts.) 2nd Team (3 Pts.) 3rd Team (1 Pt.) Total All-NBA Selections
Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee 28 71 1 354 2 (two 2nd)
Guard Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City 24 63 13 322 7 (two 1st, five 2nd)
Center Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 11 78 5 294 1
Forward/Center LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio 2 68 22 236 5 (two 2nd, three 3rd)
Guard DeMar DeRozan, Toronto 2 39 38 165 2 (one 2nd, one 3rd)

2017-18 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
Position Player, Team 1st Team (5 Pts.) 2nd Team (3 Pts.) 3rd Team (1 Pt.) Total All-NBA Selections
Guard Stephen Curry, Golden State 2 39 37 164 5 (two 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd)
Guard Victor Oladipo, Indiana 24 33 105 1
Center/Forward Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota 18 45 99 1
Forward/Guard Jimmy Butler, Minnesota 1 8 52 81 2 (two 3rd)
Forward Paul George, Oklahoma City 4 42 54 4 (four 3rd)

Other players receiving votes, with point totals: Chris Paul (Houston), 54; Rudy Gobert (Utah), 51; Kyrie Irving (Boston), 42; Ben Simmons (Philadelphia), 36; Al Horford (Boston), 32; Nikola Jokic (Denver), 28; Andre Drummond (Detroit), 7; Clint Capela (Houston), 6; Draymond Green (Golden State), 6; Kyle Lowry (Toronto), 3; Steven Adams (Oklahoma City), 2; Donovan Mitchell (Utah), 2; Klay Thompson (Golden State), 2; Trevor Ariza (Houston), 1; DeMarcus Cousins (New Orleans), 1; Dwight Howard (Charlotte), 1; Kevin Love (Cleveland), 1; Kristaps Porzingis (New York), 1.