2008-'09 ALL-NBA TEAMS AND AWARDS

All-NBA 1st Team:

C Dwight Howard, Orlando, 20.6 ppg, 13.8 rpg, 2.92 bpg

F Lebron James, Cleveland, 28.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 7.2 apg

G Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, 26.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.9 apg (I know the NBA does not do this – 3 guards on the 1st Team – but how do you keep the best, or at worst, second-best player in the league off the First Team)

G Dwyane Wade, Miami, 30.2 ppg, 5 rpg, 7.5 apg

G Chris Paul, New Orleans, 22.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 11 apg

2nd Team:

C Yao Ming, Houston, 19.7 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.95 bpg

F Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 19.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 1.68 bpg

F Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 25.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg

G Brandon Roy, Portland, 22.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 5.1 apg

G Deron Williams, Utah, 19.4 ppg, 10.7 apg, 1.1 spg

3rd Team:

C Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers, 18.9 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 3.5 apg

F Carmelo Anthony, Denver, 22.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.4 apg

F Paul Pierce, Boston, 20.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.6 apg

G Tony Parker, San Antonio, 22 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 6.9

G Jason Kidd, Dallas, 9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 8.7 apg

Honorable Mentions

F/C Troy Murphy, Indiana, 14.3 ppg, 11.8 rpg

F/C David Lee, New York, 16 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 1 spg

F Chris Bosh, Toronto, 22.7 ppg, 10 rpg, 1 bpg

F Antawn Jamison, Washington, 22.2 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.2 spg

F David West, New Orleans, 21 ppg, 8.5 rpg

G/F Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 25.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.3 spg

G/F Danny Granger, Indiana, 25.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.45 bpg

All-Defensive Teams

1st Team:

C Dwight Howard, Orlando, 13.8 rpg, 1 spg, 2.92 bpg

F/C Marcus Camby, Los Angeles Clippers, 11.1 rpg, 0.8 spg, 2.13 bpg

F Josh Smith, Atlanta, 7.2 rpg, 1.4 spg, 1.61 bpg

G Dwyane Wade, Miami, 5 rpg, 2.2 spg, 1.34 bpg

G Chris Paul, New Orleans, 5.5 rpg, 2.8 spg, 0.13 bpg

2nd Team:

C Andris Biedrins, Golden St., 11.2 rpg, 1 spg, 1.55 bpg

F Tyrus Thomas, Chicago, 6.4 rpg, 1.2 spg, 1.91 bpg

F Gerald Wallace, Charlotte, 7.8 rpg, 1.7 spg, 0.94 bpg

F LeBron James, Cleveland, 7.6 rpg, 1.7 spg, 1.15 bpg

G Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, 5.2 rpg, 1.5 spg, 0.45 bpg

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team:

C Brook Lopez, New Jersey, 13 ppg, 8.1, 1.84 bpg

F Kevin Love, Minnesota, 11.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg

F Jason Thompson, Sacramento, 11.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg

G Derrick Rose, Chicago, 16.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 6.3 apg

G O.J. Mayo, Memphis, 18.5 ppg, 3.2 apg, 1.1 spg

2nd Team:

C Marc Gasol, Memphis, 11.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg

F Michael Beasley, Miami, 13.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg

F D.J. White, Oklahoma City, 8.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg

G Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City, 15.3 ppg, 5.3 apg, 1.3 spg

G Eric Gordon, Los Angeles Clippers, 16.1 ppg, 1 spg

Most Valuable Player: LeBron James (over D Wade and Kobe; getting his team the overall
number one seed sealed the deal for me)

Rookie of the Year: Derrick Rose (I actually thought about Brook Lopez here, but the Bulls are in the playoffs, so…)

Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Dwight Howard (just a beast) and Dwyane Wade (close to being the best all-round player in the game)

Sixth Man of the Year: Jason Terry, Dallas (narrowly beating out my man, Nate Robinson)

Coach of the Year: Mike Brown, Cleveland (A lot of guys could make a case having to overcome injuries and other adversity – Doc Rivers, Stan Van Gundy, Nate McMillan, Rick Adelman, George Karl, etc. – but I went with the guy with the best record).