The NBA announced the All-Tournament Team for the NBA Cup on Thursday, with Giannis Antetokounmpo headlining the five-player group (Twitter link). The Bucks superstar was named tournament MVP after Milwaukee defeated Oklahoma City in Tuesday’s final.
Here’s the full team, along with the amount of votes each player received (in parentheses) from a group of 20 media members:
- Antetokounmpo, Bucks (20)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder (20)
- Damian Lillard, Bucks (19)
- Trae Young, Hawks (12)
- Alperen Sengun, Rockets (6)
All five players advanced to at least the semifinals of the league’s second in-season tournament. Antetokounmpo and Gilgeous-Alexander were unanimous selections, while Lillard fell one vote shy.
According to the full voting results, Thunder big man Isaiah Hartenstein (5), Magic forward Franz Wagner (5), Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (4) and Thunder forward Jalen Williams (3) narrowly missed out on making the team. Six other players received one vote apiece.
The voting for the team is based on each player’s performance over the entire NBA Cup, including group play and the knockout round games. The Bucks went undefeated (7-0) to claim the trophy.
The “played 5 good early season games” team, cool. Real.