In Oklahoma City, the All-NBA first team may be influenced by recent eligibility appeals, allowing Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham to be considered despite playing 64 games each. Both players ranked high in MVP voting, with Doncic fourth and Cunningham fifth, suggesting they could join Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, and Victor Wembanyama on the first team. Jokic has now secured a top-two MVP finish for six consecutive years, a record tied with Bill Russell and Larry Bird. The MVP voting highlights a continued drought, with no No. 1 draft pick winning the award since LeBron James in 2013.
