This evening, the league announced its All-NBA Teams for the 2023-2024 season. For the third consecutive year, Jayson Tatum finished with All-NBA First Team honors. In 2020, Tatum made the Third Team.
Tatum was joined by the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Denver’s Nikola Jokic. Tatum edged out the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson with 65 first place votes and 34 second place votes vs. 37 first place votes and 61 second place votes.
In his seventh season at age 26, Tatum averaged nearly 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in arguably his most efficient season to date for the 64-18 Celtics. Tatum became eligible for the supermax extension last year with the same recognition and could sign a five-year, $315 million contract this summer.
Jaylen Brown, who finished last year on the All-NBA Second Team, was the highest vote getter amongst All-NBA snubs, finishing with 50 third place votes. Last offseason, because of the All-NBA selection, Brown was eligible for and signed his supermax extension of $304 million last July.
