Measures the number of times a player was named to the All-NBA First Team, the five best players in the league for a given season. This is the most prestigious annual individual honor and a strong proxy for sustained elite-level play. Making 10+ First Teams means a player was considered among the top 5 players in the NBA for a full decade — extraordinary consistency.
Pettit earned 10 All-NBA First Team selections, tying him with Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Tim Duncan (all scored 96). This reflects over a decade among the league's top 5 players.
Tim Duncan earned 10 All-NBA First Team selections spanning from 1998 to 2013. The anchor explicitly scores him at 96, reflecting extraordinary longevity at the absolute top tier of the league.
Shaq earned 8 All-NBA First Team selections across his career. This places him at the high end of the multi-year first teamer range, just below the decade-long tier threshold of 88.
Hakeem earned 6 All-NBA First Team selections, placing him in the multi-year First Team tier. He was consistently among the league's top 5 players throughout the 1990s.
Cousy earned 10 All-NBA First Team selections (1952-1961), demonstrating sustained excellence as one of the league's top 5 players for a full decade. This places him in the multi-year First Team tier.
Barkley earned 5 All-NBA First Team selections (1988-1991, 1993), placing him in the multi-year First Team tier. He was consistently among the league's top 5 players during his prime years in Philadelphia and Phoenix.
Wilt earned 7 All-NBA First Team selections during his 14-season career. He also had 3 Second Team selections. Seven First Team nods places him solidly in the 78-87 range for multi-year First Team honors.
Curry has 4 All-NBA First Team selections (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021) plus additional 2nd and 3rd team honors, placing him in the multi-year First Team tier.
Robinson earned 6 All-NBA First Team selections, placing him in the multi-year First Team tier, reflecting sustained elite-level play during his prime years in the 1990s.
Julius Erving earned 5 All-NBA First Team selections (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) during his NBA career. This places him in the 78-87 range for multi-year First Team honors, reflecting sustained elite-tier play for 5+ years.
Doncic has earned 5 All-NBA First Team selections (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), placing him in the multi-year First Team tier with sustained elite play for 5+ years.
Jokic has 5 All-NBA First Team selections (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). This places him at the lower end of the multi-year First Team tier, reflecting sustained elite-tier play.
Howard earned 5 All-NBA First Team selections (2008-2012), placing him at the lower end of the multi-year First Team tier during his dominant Orlando years.
Chris Paul earned 4 All-NBA First Team selections (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) plus 8 total All-NBA selections. Four First Team nods places him in the multi-year First Team tier.
Moses Malone earned 4 All-NBA First Team selections (1979, 1982, 1983, 1985), placing him in the 65-77 range for several First Team honors as a clear star player at his peak.
Nash earned 3 All-NBA First Team selections (2005, 2006, 2007) during his back-to-back MVP seasons and peak years. This places him in the 65-77 range for several First Team honors.
Mikan earned 4 All-NBA First Team selections (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953) during the early years of the award, placing him in the several First Teams tier.
Kidd earned 5 All-NBA First Team selections (2000-2004), establishing him as one of the top 5 players in the league for five consecutive years during his prime.
Embiid has 3 All-NBA First Team selections (2021, 2022, 2023), placing him in the 65-77 range for several First Team honors as a clear star player at his peak.
Leonard has 3 All-NBA First Team selections (2016, 2017, 2019), placing him in the 65-77 range for several First Team honors as a clear star player at his peak.
Webber earned 1 All-NBA First Team selection (2001) and 4 additional All-NBA selections (2nd and 3rd teams), placing him in the several First Teams range.
Drexler earned 1 All-NBA First Team selection (1992) and 4 Second Team selections, placing him in the several First Teams tier with clear star-level recognition.
McGrady earned 2 All-NBA First Team selections (2003, 2004) during his peak Orlando years. With 2 First Team honors plus 5 additional All-NBA selections (2nd/3rd teams), he falls in the 65-77 range for several First Team honors.
Reed earned 1 All-NBA First Team selection (1970) and 4 additional Second Team selections. With only 1 First Team honor, he falls in the 65-77 range for several First Teams.
Wilkins earned 1 All-NBA First Team selection (1986) and 6 additional Second/Third Team selections, placing him in the several First Teams range despite limited First Team honors.
Pippen earned 3 All-NBA First Team selections (1994, 1995, 1996) plus 5 additional All-NBA selections. Three First Team nods places him in the clear star player tier.
Bill Russell earned 3 All-NBA First Team selections (1959, 1963, 1965) and 8 additional Second Team selections. With only 3 First Team nods, he falls in the 65-77 range despite his overall dominance, as the voting often favored higher-scoring players like Chamberlain.
Stockton earned 2 All-NBA First Team selections (1994, 1995) plus 6 Second Team and 3 Third Team selections, placing him in the some First Team honors tier.
Hardaway made 2 All-NBA First Team selections (1995, 1996) during his peak years. He also made 1 Second Team selection, reflecting his brief period among the league's top 5 players.
Rose earned 1 All-NBA First Team selection (2011) during his MVP season. He also had one Second Team selection, placing him in the some First Team honors range.
Walton earned 1 All-NBA First Team selection (1978) and 1 Second Team selection (1977). Limited by injuries, but his peak was among the league's top 5 players.
Westbrook earned 2 All-NBA First Team selections (2016, 2017) during his MVP seasons. This places him in the 50-64 range for having some First Team honors.
Booker has 1 All-NBA First Team selection (2022) and 3 total All-NBA selections. With only one First Team honor, he falls in the 50-64 range for some First Team honors.
Green has 0 All-NBA First Team selections but has made multiple All-NBA Second and Third Teams (7 total All-NBA selections). His defensive excellence earned him All-NBA recognition but never at the First Team level.
Gilmore made 1 All-NBA First Team (1982) and several Second Team selections, placing him in the All-NBA selection tier with multiple honors but limited First Team recognition.
Payton made 2 All-NBA First Teams (1998, 2000) plus 5 Second Teams and 2 Third Teams, giving him multiple All-NBA selections but limited First Team honors.
Mutombo never made an All-NBA First Team but earned 3 All-NBA Second Team selections and 3 Third Team selections, totaling 6 All-NBA honors focused on his defensive excellence.
Griffin made 0 All-NBA First Team selections but earned 3 All-NBA Second Team selections (2012, 2014, 2015) and 2 Third Team selections. His peak years were recognized but not at the top-5 level.
Bing made 2 All-NBA Second Team selections but never made First Team, placing him in the All-NBA selection tier for very good but not top-5 level play.
Richmond made 3 All-NBA Second Team selections and 2 All-NBA Third Team selections but never made a First Team, placing him in the multiple All-NBA range.
Allen never made an All-NBA First Team but earned 2 All-NBA Second Team selections (2001, 2005) and 1 Third Team (2002). This places him in the All-NBA but not First Team tier.
Beal has never made an All-NBA First Team but has made All-NBA Third Team selections (2021), placing him in the range for players with some All-NBA recognition.
Gasol never made an All-NBA First Team but earned 1 All-NBA Second Team selection (2015) and 1 Third Team selection (2013), placing him in the All-NBA selection tier.
English made 3 All-NBA Second Team selections (1982, 1983, 1986) but never made First Team. His total All-NBA selections place him in the multiple 2nd/3rd team tier.
Brown has 0 All-NBA First Team selections but has made 1 All-NBA Second Team (2023) and 1 All-NBA Third Team (2024). This places him in the All-NBA selection tier with limited honors.
Lillard has 1 All-NBA First Team selection (2018) and 6 total All-NBA selections (1 First, 4 Second, 1 Third Team). With only one First Team selection, he scores in the 35-49 range for players with multiple other All-NBA honors.