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December 19th (local time 18th, same date below). The NBA has announced the all-tournament team for the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 (formerly known as the in-season tournament), which was held for the third time this year.
This was a group play that started on November 1st, and a one-shot knockout round that was held from the quarterfinals on December 10th to the finals on December 17th.The top five players who received the most votes were selected by 20 media members regardless of their position.
From the New York Knicks, who won the championship for the third time, two players were selected: Jalen Brunson, who won the MVP award with a tournament average of 33.2 points and 5.8 assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns, who averaged 21.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists.
Other players on the list include De’Aaron Fox, who averaged 22.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists, and 2.0 steals for the San Antonio Spurs, who finished in second place; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who averaged 32.5 points, 6.3 assists, and 1.5 steals for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who finished in the final four; and Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers, who averaged 36.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 10.0 assists despite losing in the final eight.
As a result of the media vote, Branson was the only one selected with a unanimous vote. Among the losers, Desmond Bane, who led the Orlando Magic who made it to the final four, received 8 votes, OG Anunoby, who played a valuable role with the Knicks, received 7 votes, and Stephon Castle and Victor Wembaneyama of the Spurs, who won the Western Conference, received 5 votes each.
The members of the all-tournament team and the voting results for the third NBA Cup are as follows (team names will be abbreviated from here on).
■Emirates NBA Cup 2025 All-Tournament Team
Jalen Brunson (Knicks/20 votes)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder/18 votes)
Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks/12 votes)
Luka Doncic (Lakers/11 votes)
De’Aaron Fox (Spurs/11 votes)
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