LeBron James continues to raise the bar during the latter stages of his career while Anthony Davis has once again been formally recognized as one of the league’s best players for the first time in four years.

James and Davis received 2023-24 All-NBA honors on Wednesday, with Davis being named to the second team while James was named to the third team.

The Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard joined Davis on the second team.

Davis’ All-NBA honor was his first since the 2019-20 season, when he made the first team.

For James, who was the youngest player to make All-NBA when he was voted onto the team for the 2004-05 season, another selection only added to his list of accomplishments.

The 20 All-NBA overall picks extended his record, a total that’s now five more than Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. His 20 consecutive selections is obviously another record, and he’s the first player to be age 39 or older during what became an All-NBA regular season.

Abdul-Jabbar and Duncan were both just a few days from turning 39 when the regular seasons ended in what became their final All-NBA campaigns, Abdul-Jabbar’s being 1985-86 and Duncan’s being 2014-15. James — the NBA’s career scoring leader — played in 71 games this season, the last 42 of those coming after he turned 39.

James is a 13-time first-team, three-time second-team and now four-time third-team pick, while Davis is a four-time first-team and one-time second-team selection.

Davis arguably had the best season of his career, averaging 24.7 points on 55.6% shooting while adding 12.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.3 blocked shots per game in the regular season. His 76 regular-season games played were a career-high.

The 31-year-old big man is the lone player to be named to an All-NBA and All-Defensive team this season.

James averaged 25.7 points, 8.3 assists and 7.3 rebounds in 71 games this season, shooting 54% from the field and 41% on 3-pointers, his record 20th consecutive season averaging at least 25 points. His 3-point accuracy was a career-high while his shooting percentage was his best in six seasons as a Laker.

Denver center Nikola Jokic (sixth selection of his career) and Oklahoma City guard Gilgeous-Alexander were the only unanimous first-team selections. They were joined on the first team by Dallas’ Luka Doncic (fifth straight selection), Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (sixth straight selection) and Boston’s Jayson Tatum.

On the second team: New York’s Jalen Brunson, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant (the 11th selection of his career), Davis and Leonard.

The third team had James, Golden State’s Steph Curry (the 10th selection of his career), Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton and Phoenix’s Devin Booker.

James did receive one first-team vote for All-NBA.