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NEW YORK — LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the all-NBA team, and Kobe Bryant earned his 10th first-team selection, tied for second on the career list.
Bryant, a first-team pick for the seventh consecutive season, joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Bob Cousy, Michael Jordan, Bob Pettit and Jerry West with 10 selections to the first team. Karl Malone is the leader with 11.
James received 118 of a possible 120 first-team votes Thursday from a panel of writers and broadcasters. Also on the first team were Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. No Nuggets player received a vote.
