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Three former Wildcats were named to the 2023-24 All-NBA teams

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of three former Kentucky basketball players named to the All-NBA teams.

On Tuesday, two former Kentucky basketball stars were honored as a part of the NBA’s All-Defensive team. On Wednesday, the All-NBA teams were announced, and the Wildcats were represented well, with three honorees.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished second in the NBA in MVP voting. His terrific season did land give him an All-NBA nod. He averaged 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists for the season for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The All-NBA second team features Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis, who also made the All-Defensive team. He posted 24.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game.

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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker represents the All-NBA third team for Kentucky. He averaged 27 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists per game this season.

Three other former Wildcats received votes. Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey, Sacremento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo came up just short of making one of the All-NBA teams.

It was a big year for former Kentucky Wildcats in the NBA. Expect more of the same next season.

Warriors’ Steph Curry named to 2021-22 All-NBA second team

For the eighth time in his career, Steph Curry was named to the All-NBA team.

During the 2021-22 NBA campaign, Steph Curry added to his resume with accolades like becoming the league’s All-Time leader from beyond the arc and appearing in his eighth All-Star Game.

Prior to Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, Curry earned another badge on his long list of accomplishments. On Tuesday, The Golden State Warriors point guard was named to the All-NBA second team. Curry rounded out the All-NBA second team with Philadephia big Joel Embiid, Memphis guard Ja Morant, Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant and Chicago forward DeMar DeRozan.

Luka Doncic and Devin Booker represented the guards ahead of Curry on the All-NBA first team.

Via @ShamsCharania on Twitter:

2021-22 All-NBA teams:

First: Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum

Second: Joel Embiid, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, DeMar DeRozan

Third: Karl-Anthony Towns, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Trae Young, Pascal Siakam

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 25, 2022

During the regular season, Curry averaged 25.5 points on 43.7% shooting from the field and 38% shooting from long-distance. The 12-year-veteran added 6.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals on the way to leading the Warriors to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.

The two-time Most Valuable Player had been named to the All-NBA team eight different times in his career, including four appearances on the first team.

After eliminating Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies in the first two rounds of the postseason, the Curry and the Warriors are now one win away from punching a ticket to the NBA Finals. With a 3-1 lead over the Dallas Mavericks, the Warriors will have the chance to close out the series on Thursday in Game 5 in San Francisco.

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Jayson Tatum lost out on millions because of strange NBA voting rules

The Celtics star was the victim of strange NBA voting rules

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum not only missed out on an All-NBA team, but also missed out on a more than $25 million dollar payday along with it. The reasons went beyond just how voters viewed his play this season.

Tatum plays without a true position for the Celtics, and therefore was listed as a guard and a forward on the voting ballots. The former Duke star lost out to a fellow Blue Devil as Kyrie Irving inched out a third-team appearance. The catch was that Tatum actually had more votes than Irving, but was classified as a forward because that’s where he received the most votes.

Interesting twist in the All-NBA voting. Tatum was eligible as a guard and forward and had more votes than Kyrie, who made the third team as a guard. But Tatum was slotted as a forward because that was the position where he received the most votes.

— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) June 16, 2021

For something so crucial to his bank account, Tatum was a victim of strange NBA rules.

An NBA team composed of only Texas Longhorns

What would an NBA team look like if it was only composed of former Texas Longhorns currently in the NBA? Here is our starting five.

Recently Longhorns Wire released their all NFL offensive and defensive teams using only Longhorns currently in the NFL. The offensive teams and defensive posts can be found using the links below.

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