The announcement of this years All-NBA team may be heralding officially something that's we've witnessed over the last couple of years: A new brand of stars. Lebron James, Dwight Howard, Dwayne Wade, and Kevin Durant are all players that are just reaching the prime of their careers, while older stars like Kevin Garnett and Tracy McGrady are fading out of the picture. The new generation of stars might make you suspect their are now fewer previous all-NBA honors among this year's crew. In fact , the opposite is true. Here are the number of previous all-NBA awards by all-NBA team by year:
| Year | 1st Team | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | Total |
| 2010 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 59 |
| 2009 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 63 |
| 2008 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 56 |
| 2007 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 50 |
| 2006 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 50 |
| 2005 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 49 |
| 2004 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 42 |
| 2003 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 48 |
| 2002 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 2001 | 16 | 6 | 29 | 51 |
| 2000 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 44 |
| Average | 24.27272727 | 14.63636364 | 11.18181818 | 50.09090909
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So there is actually more all-NBA experience in these last two years than in any other? That's because the former first team players with all the experience are moving down to the second or third team to make room for the new stars, just like Tim Duncan this year and Shaq last year. The last time this happened? The end of the Jordan era stars; just look at the 2001 third team which included Karl Malone, David Robinson, and Gary Payton. Similar to the 2002 first team of Jason Kidd, Kobe, Shaq, Duncan and McGrady, the 2010 crop provides a bright future for the NBA.
Also, props to the Los Suns for making a statement with their jerseys, and to
Gareth Thomas for making one with his openness. What? It's like this blog has a social conscience or something. That's what you get with a california education.
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