expect better ‘year two′ Ricky RubioIn an announcement Wednesday night, Mitchell was voted to the second team by a panel of 100 media members who were asked to choose two guards, two forwards and one center for each All-NBA team. With some players being eligible -- and receiving votes -- at multiple positions, those guys were slotted at the spot where they received the most voting points.
Despite a strong case to be a first-team selection following a career year that led to him finishing sixth in MVP voting, Mitchell was bumped from the first team by fellow guards Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Both players received more first-team votes and finished about 50 total points ahead of Mitchell -- the 6-foot-3 shooting guard who earned 45 first-team votes, 36 second-team votes and 16 tallies for the third team.
Mitchell’s scoring average was the fifth-highest mark in franchise history -- and he became just the second player to average at least 28 points in a single season. James is the other.