Who will finish higher in All NBA team this year?
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Don will. They are winning. We are not. Simple. Also just the appearance of it all, Don is a more visible established star. Lauri is breaking out. Lauri might sniff the 3rd team. Don is a likely 2nd team selection.
You don’t think Lauri can get to 2nd team?
Both 3rd team I think
Is Don likely 2nd team?
Luka/SGA/Damian/Fox all make it ahead of Don as guards I think.
Interestingly, only Fox plays for a team with a really good record.
There's also Curry, but only 48 games played. Jrue probably hasn't been good enough, despite his team's record. Booker's been out a lot too. What about Morant?
No. Too many other guys at that spot on winning teams. I mean maybe, way outside chance, but not likely imo.
Could be. I was kind of listing their ceiling. Don's best case is 2nd team. Lauri's is probably 3rd, that is IF Lauri makes it at all.
Yeah but why should Lauri’s great year be hampered just cos we’re tanking lite?
If anything his case is helped by us tanking since he's the main one preventing it.
HermanG
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1st Steph, Luka
2nd Dame, Shai
Those 4 are gimmies imo. All 30+ PPG except Curry (29.6) but he is the darling.
3rd between Ja, Don, Booker, Brown and Fox
My guess is Ja and Don. Booker has highest PPG but least games.
Forward is thinner because of injuries to so many key guys... but Lauri is still more of a stretch to make it.
Exactly, plus making the playoffs and not is like the difference of just a few games this year.
HermanG
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I broke this down in Lauri thread and Lauri has 2nd team chances... albeit could be excluded completely..
I think Giannis, Tatum and Randle are ahead.
Depends on how media values Butler and Siakam and the barely 50 game guys (Kawhi, Lebron).
KD doesnt qualify with just 42 games, and I assume Embiid and Sabonis are voted as centers.
Coach Ellis
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How does All-NBA honors affect Lauri’s contract extension with the Jazz? I’m definitely rooting for him to get it, even though I know it’ll cost the team more to retain him when he does.
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I think you nailed it
I doubt Ja gets selected.
I think Lauri is a lock to get selected at least 3rd team with a chance at 2nd team.
Kawhi/Durant/LeBron won’t make any due to games played in my opinion. I think Lauri is a lock at forward along with Giannis, Tatum, Randle, Butler and the final one may go to Siakam or JJJ if Brown is counted as a guard if not it will go to Brown.
I would give him 1st team, but it's not up to us. It is up to the powers that be, and he just doesn't have the legacy or media-grabbing exploits or the winning team they are looking for. I am not the one making that call, I am just pointing out the reality of it all.
It doesn’t.