James is a 13-time first-team, four-time second-team and four-time third-team pick.

He became the first player in league history to score 50,000 combined regular-season and postseason points in a March 4 home victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

He averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds in 70 regular-season games. While 2024-25 was the first season since James was a rookie when he didn’t average at least 25 points, it marked the first time he has played at least 70 regular-season games in back-to-back seasons since joining the Lakers during the 2018 offseason.

James, who suffered a sprained MCL in the Lakers’ series-ending Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, has a $52-million player option for next season. If he declines the option, he’d be an unrestricted free agent.

The All-NBA teams, which are decided without regard to positions, are voted on by a panel of 100 reporters and broadcasters who cover the NBA. They vote for players with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.

Oklahoma City MVP guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (three All-NBA selections in his career), Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (nine selections), Denver center Nikola Jokic (seventh) and Boston forward Jayson Tatum (fifth) were the only unanimous first-team selections. They were joined on the first team by Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell (second selection).

On the second team: James; New York guard Jalen Brunson, Golden State guard Steph Curry (11th selection), Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards and former USC standout Evan Mobley of Cleveland, the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.

The third team: Clippers guard James Harden, Detroit guard Cade Cunningham, Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton, Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns and Thunder wing Jalen Williams. Harden is an eight-time All-NBA selection.

James received one first-team vote for All-NBA, meaning he has received a first-team vote in 20 of his 22 seasons (exceptions were 2019 and 2023).