Nash and Nowitzki are newcomers to All-NBA Team
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-05-19 09:20

Newcomers Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki joined mainstays Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson and Tim Duncan on the All-NBA Team.

Nash, a former teammate of Nowitzki's in Dallas, is the star point guard of the Phoenix Suns who was named National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player last week. He made the First Team for the first time in his career.

He led the league with 11.5 assists per game and quarterbacked the Suns to the NBA's best record.

Nash received 118 first-place votes and 606 points from a panel of 124 writers and broadcasters who cover the NBA.

He twice made the Third Team as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, whom he left as a free agent last summer.

Nowitzki enjoyed his finest season following the departure of Nash, his point guard and good friend.

Nowitzki, who had two Second Team and two Third Team selections, received 75 first-place votes and 510 points.

Duncan, the superstar forward of the San Antonio Spurs, extended his career-long streak of First Team selection to eight with 95 first-place votes and 553 points.

After averaging 20.3 points and 11.1 rebounds, Duncan is just the fifth player to make the First Team in his first eight years, joining Hall of Famers Larry Bird, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Oscar Robertson.

In his first season with the Miami Heat, the 7ft 1in, 330-pound O'Neal received his seventh First Team selection after averaging 22.9 points and 10.4 rebounds, his 13th straight 20-10 season.

Voters selected three teams and points were awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.

The Second Team was forwards LeBron James of Cleveland and Kevin Garnett of Minnesota, centre Amare Stoudemire of Phoenix and guards Dwyane Wade of Miami and Ray Allen of Seattle.

A three-time First Team selection, Garnett led the NBA in rebounding.

The Third Team was forwards Tracy McGrady of Houston and Shawn Marion of Phoenix, centre Ben Wallace of Detroit and guards Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Gilbert Arenas of Washington.

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