Kobe Bryant Makes the All NBA First Team

Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul being named to the All NBA First Team was a no brainer, but there were a few first timers on the list this year and a few snubs of players that are on the list every season.

ALL NBA FIRST TEAM

• KOBE BRYANT, LOS ANGELES LAKERS
• CHRIS PAUL, NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
• LEBRON JAMES, CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
• KEVIN GARNETT, BOSTON CELTICS
• DWIGHT HOWARD, ORLANDO MAGIC

ALL NBA SECOND TEAM

• STEVE NASH, PHOENIX SUNS
• DERON WILLIAMS, UTAH JAZZ
• AMARE STOUTAMIRE, PHOENIX SUNS
• DIRK NOWITZKI, DALLAS MAVERICKS
• TIM DUNCAN, SAN ANTONIO SPURS

ALL NBA THIRD TEAM

• TRACY McGRADY, HOUSTON ROCKETS
• MANU GINOBILI, SAN ANTONIO SPURS
• PAUL PIERCE, BOSTON CELTICS
• CARLOS BOOZER, UTAH JAZZ
• YAO MING, HOUSTON ROCKETS

This was the first time in years that both Steve Nash and Tim Duncan didn't make the first team, although I think Duncan probably has only a couple more dominant years left in him I believe that we are seeing the beginning of the end of Steve Nash as an elite point guard.

As for the rest of the picks, I think the NBA was pretty on point with the selections in all of the three teams.