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[Charania] All-NBA teams will be positionless in the new collective bargaining agreement, with a 65-game minimum to be eligible for selection, sources tell me and @MikeVorkunov.



[Charania] All-NBA teams will be positionless in the new collective bargaining agreement, with a 65-game minimum to be eligible for selection, sources tell me and @MikeVorkunov.

by DRAZZILB1424

33 Comments

  1. 3rdStringerBell

    Well they paired something smart with the stupid at least

  2. Cheechers23

    Thatā€™s a massive W. Embiid will finally get All-NBA first team next year as long as he clears 65 games lol

  3. staymelooo

    Good. Bums like Deandre Jordan were making all nba teams because of this while Jokic and Embiid couldnā€™t both make the first team

  4. Stock_Perspective_99

    So now it’s just top 15 players. Kinda lame

  5. VonDestroyedNewton

    All this to appease a whining Cameroonian

  6. Dunlocke

    That’s dumb. Just have frontcourt and backcourt.

  7. laflameitslit

    get ready for a 3 big man and 2 forward all nba first team lmao

  8. This only makes sense esp after the last few yrs. If thereā€™s 2 centers and a forward way better than anyone else in a given yr they should all make it. Or if thereā€™s 4 guards having ridiculous seasons, the 5 best players then next best 5 etc. squeezing positions gives weak players all nba and rewards them for the position being trash.

  9. axnjxn00

    10 guards 2 centers and 3 forwards is gonna be weird

  10. thechemistrychef

    Changing the rules just for Joel Embiid to get his first team, what a softie /s

  11. KyrieWetUpCurry_

    Good change. Gotta play 80% of the season and wonā€™t lose out on being selected because a worse player plays the a specific position.

  12. So you vote for top 5 guys for MVP, and then you have another thing where you vote for the same top 5 guys of the season but with another name, seems needed.

    Why is this even so codified in CBA lol. Imagine signing a contract and there’s a part about how much of a gift card you exactly get at your birthday and the paper grammature used.

  13. Dangerous_Toe_5482

    Lmao so they simultaneously fix the rule that has excluded Joel Embiid from first team but implement a new rule so he wont be eligible all together

  14. Kind_Bullfrog_4073

    Basketball’s one of the few sports where the different positions don’t have different rules. Baseball pitchers don’t hit, soccer goalkeepers can use their hands…

  15. Machiniac

    This is ridiculous, itā€™s not a team anymore if you have three centers and no point guards. Tradition should mean something, sad to see it destroyed because one player feels slighted. Russell and Wilt had the same problem but nobody changed the rules to make them happy.

  16. manbeqrpig

    Wow changing the rules just so Embiid can make 1st team for once /s

  17. 1antinomy

    65 game threshold will make this all pointless.

  18. transizzle

    Should probably be minutes based rather than number of games. Can’t wait for the injured player who plays 15 seconds to get their games in.

  19. shortyman920

    I get what theyā€™re trying to do with the 65 game threshold. Too many fans get fucked over with last minute load management days from star players who jack the venue prices up to like $150 and then tank them to $40 when theyā€™re all scrapped.

    I remember wanting to watch Lakers at a nets and tix were $200+ for nosebleeds. I was going to go with a friend but I smashed my iPhone screen and decided to just spend on the screen repair. Day before the game Lebron and AD were ruled out and tix fell to like $60. I wouldā€™ve been pissed as fuck if I spent $200

  20. Shenanigans80h

    I still think the ASG format had it right. 2 back court and 3 front court players. Even if itā€™s not super strict it at least recognizes players in their respective positions. This feels little too vague.

  21. legless_chair

    I donā€™t hate or love it this way but I donā€™t think the conversations surrounding the All NBA teams are going to go well at now

  22. buffalobill41

    That 65 game thing is going to drastically change historical comparisons.

  23. The-Hand-of-Midas

    We’re going to see a LOT of snubs that absolutely crushed it for 64 games. I like it.

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