Jayson Tatum selected to the 2023-24 All-NBA First Team

Jayson Tatum selected to the 2023-24 All-NBA First Team originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston

The 2023-24 All-NBA teams were announced Wednesday before Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The Boston Celtics only have one representative.

C’s forward Jayson Tatum was selected to the first team for the third year in a row. He is the first Celtics player to be named first-team All-NBA in at least three consecutive seasons since Larry Bird, who was selected first-team All-NBA for nine consecutive years, from 1979-80 to 1987-88.

Tatum averaged a career-high 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game this season while shooting 47.1% from the field and 37.6% from 3-point range.

Celtics point guard Jaylen Brown narrowly missed the cut to make third-team All-NBA. He earned 50 voting points, 20 fewer than third-team lowest-voting Phoenix Suns point guard Devin Booker. You can see the full voting results below:

Brown, who made second-team All-NBA last year, has averaged 23 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season while shooting 49.9% from the field and 35.4% from range. 3 points. first team votes.

Elite performances from Tatum and Brown helped the Celtics to the league’s best record at 64-18.

The Celtics are seven wins away from winning their first championship since 2008 after defeating the Indiana Pacers in game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.