Per the NBA, Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum can now add a novel honor to his legacy after having been elected to the very first First Team of his career. The St. Louis native finished with 390 total points from 49 First-Team votes (5 points each), 47 Second-Team votes (3 points), and 4 Third Team votes (1 point) for the lowest total points of any of his other four First Team peers.
Those players include Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks – 500 points) in the other forward position, Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets – 476 points) at center, and Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks – 476 points) and Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns – 460 points) in the backcourt.
The honor is the highest of Tatum’s career to date with him previously having made Third Team the season before last.
NBA 2021-22 All-NBA Teams:
First: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Devin Booker, Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokić and Jayson Tatum.
Second: Stephen Curry, DeMar DeRozan, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Ja Morant.
Third: LeBron James, Chris Paul, Pascal Siakam, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Trae Young. pic.twitter.com/pzu22RtRqv
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) May 25, 2022
The timing could have been better for the Duke product’s earnings, however, with Tatum having missed out on a bonus that would have given him about $32 million had he made an All-NBA squad last season.
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