Predicting All-NBA Teams: Where does Anthony Edwards land?
By Austin McGee
The All-NBA teams will be voted on using a positionless structure for the first time since the 1954-55 season. Instead of selecting two guards, two forwards, and a center, voters have the utmost flexibility when it comes to selecting the most deserving players in the association.
The only requirement is that a player must appear in 65 games to become eligible for such a distinction. Several players were perhaps worthy of being named to an All-NBA team but came up short in the games played department.
Injury Exclusions
Joel Embiid, Donovan Mitchell, Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Scottie Barnes
Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is a relative lock to make either the first or second team when he's healthy. Embiid has landed on one of the top two teams in each of the past three seasons. Donovan Mitchell and Kyrie Irving aren't nearly as automatic, yet both guards are perennial All-Stars.
Additionally, Karl-Anthony Towns has flirted with All-NBA consideration for some time now. If he were to appear in more than 65 games, there'd be a slim chance he'd make one of the three teams this season.
Lastly, the Toronto Raptors Scottie Barnes earned his first All-Star appearance. While an All-NBA isn't completely out of the question (if he were to reach the games played threshold), his team's poor performance would've likely held him back.