Our look at four topics — players, issues, numbers, trends — that are impacting and, in some cases, changing the game.
First Quarter: All-NBA team predictions
All-NBA First Team
F: Jimmy Butler, Miami
Reasoning: Jokic was certainly an obvious selection, along with Curry and even Antetokounmpo. Curry’s second half of the season is one of the best displays we’ve ever seen, and Jokic was first on this MVP ballot. Antetokounmpo certainly suffers from voter fatigue, but he’s a regular-season engine on both ends for the Bucks.