D-Wade makes first team for first time

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LeBron James, the NBA's most valuable player, was a unanimous choice for the 2008-09 All-NBA first team, announced Wednesday.

It was the second straight All-NBA first team selection for James, who led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a franchise-best 66-16 regular-season record and finished second in the NBA scoring race with 28.4 points per game.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando's Dwight Howard, Miami's Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas were also named to the first team, with Wade being chosen for the first time in his career. It was Bryant's seventh first-team selection and fourth in a row.

Named to the second team were Chris Paul of New Orleans and Portland's Brandon Roy at guard, San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Boston's Paul Pierce at forward, and Houston's Yao Ming at center.

On the third team were Denver's Chauncey Billups and San Antonio's Tony Parker at guard, Denver's Carmelo Anthony and the Lakers' Paul Gasol at forward, and Phoenix Suns Shaquille O'Neal at center.

A panel of 122 sportswriters and broadcasters from the United States and Canada chose the teams.

He's only 24 too.

Chauncey's 4 wins as a Piston was what tipped him over the edge into All-NBA territory. :)

or, maybe having spent 4 games on our roster kept him from being on the 1st or 2nd team!

Don't look now but Chauncey's in the Conference Finals... again!

Good to see that Paul Gasol made it.

yeah P- 7 years in a row for billups. not sure if he'll get there again next year. but if somehow he does, he'll join magic and only 1 or 2 other guys who have ever had that many trips in a row.

amazing. just think if he had won the 2nd finals MVP like he should have when we SHOULD HAVE beaten the spurs. he'd be seen in a whole new light by many. instead he is still a forgotten about 'superstar'.

I can't think about how different things would have been if:

1: We drafted Bosh
2: Sheed doesn't leave Horry
3: LB doesn't put Prince on Duncan