Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo earns first-team all-NBA honor for seventh straight year

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Fresh off a third-place finish in the NBA’s Most Valuable Player voting, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was once again unanimously named one of the league’s top five players when its all-NBA teams were announced on May 23.

Antetokounmpo was named to his seventh straight first-team all-NBA squad, matching Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and Elgin Baylor for consecutive honors.

LeBron James holds the record of 11 first-team selections in a row.

Antetokounmpo was joined on the 2025 all-NBA first team by league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City), Nikola Jokić (Denver), Jayson Tatum (Boston) and Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland).

Antetokounmpo, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokić and Tatum were unanimous first team selections, appearing on all 100 ballots from a global media panel. 

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It is also the ninth all-NBA team Antetokounmpo has made in his career, making him one of just 32 players to be selected to that many. James holds the record with 20.

Antetokounmpo finished the season averaging 30.4 points (No. 2 behind Gilgeous-Alexander’s 32.7), 11.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game. It was his third season averaging at least 30-10-5, which is the most by a single player in league history.

He was also the NBA Cup MVP and part of the in-season all-tournament team.

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Antetokounmpo shot 60.1% from the field overall, giving him consecutive seasons averaging 30 points on 60% shooting. He is the only player in NBA history to do that even once.

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