By unanimously being voted to the 2019-20 All-NBA First Team, LeBron James moved to the top of the leaderboard for most All-NBA selections ever with 16.
He broke a tie with Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan, and the late Kobe Bryant - all with 15. This is his 13th selection to the All-NBA First Team, a record he already held.
In all but his rookie year (16 of 17 seasons thus far), James has been a selection on either one of three All-NBA teams.
Here's a look at the NBA players with the most All-NBA selections ever:
Player | All-NBA selections | All-NBA First Team selections |
LeBron James | 16 | 13 |
Kobe Bryant | 15 | 11 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 15 | 10 |
Tim Duncan | 15 | 10 |
Karl Malone | 14 | 11 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 14 | 8 |
Bob Cousy | 12 | 10 |
Jerry West | 12 | 10 |
Dolph Schayes | 12 | 6 |
Hakeem Olajuwon | 12 | 6 |
Dirk Nowitzki | 12 | 4 |
Here's a breakdown of James' All-NBA selections by team - Cleveland Cavaliers (8 x First Team, 2 x Second Team), Miami Heat (4 x First Team), Los Angeles Lakers (1 x First Team, 1 x Third Team).
At one point from the 2007-08 season to the 2017-18 season, James received 11 consecutive First Team selections - tied for the most with Malone and Michael Jordan.
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