Four Hawks receive All-NBA votes
Four Hawks players received All-NBA votes but none were named to the three teams in balloting released by the league Thursday.
Paul Millsap finished 17th in points, two spots away from making the Third Team, with 70 points. Al Horford was one spot behind with 64 points, including one First Team vote. Jeff Teague received seven points and Kyle Korver received one point.
The First Team was comprised of the Cavaliers’ LeBron James (645 points, 129 First Team votes), Pelicans’ Anthony Davis (625, 119), Warriors’ Stephen Curry (645, 129, Rockets’ James Harden (637, 125) and Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol (453, 65).
The Second Team was comprised of the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook (397, 10), Clippers’ Chris Paul (335, 1), Trail Blazers’ LaMarcus Aldridge (390, 13), Bulls’ Pau Gasol (242, 15) and Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins (220, 18).
The Third Team was comprised of the Warriors’ Klay Thompson (122), Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving (112), Clippers’ Blake Griffin (189, 2) and DeAndre Jordan (175, 12) and Spurs’ Tim Duncan (167, 6).
Horford’s First Team vote came from ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin.
The All-NBA Teams were chosen by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The media voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams by position with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis. Voters were asked to select two guards, two forwards and one center for each team, choosing players at the position they play regularly. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution does not participate in postseason award voting as a matter of newspaper policy.
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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.
