2008 All-NBA Teams and Awards (Well, mine at least)

1st Team All-NBA:

C Dwight Howard, Orlando, 20.7 ppg, 14.2 rpg, 2.15 bpg
F Kevin Garnett, Boston, 18.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg (stats were down a bit, but no denying his impact this season)
F Lebron James, Cleveland, 30.0 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 7.2 apg (not my MVP, but I thought he was the best player in the league this season)
G Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, 28.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.4 apg, (my toss-up for league MVP)
G Chris Paul, New Orleans, 21.0 ppg, 11.6 apg (my other toss-up for league MVP)

2nd Team:

C Yao Ming, Houston, 22.0 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 2.02 bpg (played just enough for him to qualify in my mind)
F Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix, 25.2 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 2.06 bpg
F Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 19.3 ppg, 11.3 rpg
G Allen Iverson, Denver, 26.4 ppg, 7.1 apg, 2.0 spg (continues to be one of the only guys I would pay to watch)
G Deron Williams, Utah, 18.8 ppg, 10.5 apg

3rd Team:

C Marcus Camby, Denver, 13.1 rpg, 3.61 bpg (my Defensive Player of the Year, again)
F Carlos Boozer, Utah, 21.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg
F Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 23.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg
G Steve Nash, Phoenix, 16.9 ppg, 11.1 apg
G Jason Kidd, Dallas, 10.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 10.1 apg

All-Defensive Teams

1st Team:

C Marcus Camby, Denver, 13.1 rpg, 1.1 spg, 3.61 bpg
F Josh Smith, Atlanta, 8.2 rpg, 1.5 spg, 2.8 bpg
F Shawn Marion, Miami, 10.2 rpg, 2 spg, 1.35 bpg
F Ron Artest, Sacramento, 2.3 spg
G Baron Davis, Golden State, 2.3 spg

2nd Team:

C Chris Kaman, Los Angeles Clippers, 12.7 rpg, 2.77 bpg
C Dwight Howard, Orlando, 14.2 rpg, 2.15 bpg
F Kevin Garnett, 9.2 rpg, 1.4 spg, 1.25 bpg
F Gerald Wallace, Charlotte, 2.1 spg
G Chris Paul, New Orleans, 2.7 spg

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team:

C/F Al Horford, Atlanta, 9.7 rpg (just nudged out by Durant for ROY)
F/C Luis Scola, Houston, 10.3 ppg
F Jamario Moon, Toronto
F Al Thornton, LA Clippers, 12.7 ppg
G Kevin Durant, Seattle, 20.3 ppg (My ROY, barely)

2nd Team:

C/F Joakim Noah, Chicago
F Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia
F Jeff Green, Seattle, 10.5 ppg
F Jianlian Yi, Milwaukee
G Mike Conley, Memphis

Most Valuable Player: Kobe Bryant (ever so slightly over Chris Paul; Kobe’s due, and the Lakers did get the number one seed in the West; Garnett also has an argument)

Rookie of the Year: Kevin Durant (you could make a decent argument for Horford, but I went with the points per game here)

Defensive Player of the Year: Marcus Camby

Sixth Man of the Year: Manu Ginobili (a bit of a no-brainer here)

Coach of the Year: Byron Scott (fantastic job with young team)