O’Neal and Wade Named to All-NBA Teams

The honor marks the seventh time O’Neal has received All-NBA First Team honors, including each of the last six years. He also earned the honor in the 1997-98 season. O’Neal led all players in All-NBA first place votes (122) and total points (616) after averaging 22.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.34 blocks in 34.1 minutes per game. O’Neal has earned All-NBA honors in all of his 13 years in the league. He was named to the Second Team on two occasions (1994-95, 1998-99) and named to the Third Team on three occasions (1993-94, 1995-96 and 1996-97). O’Neal’s performance this year enabled the HEAT to record a 17-win improvement over last season and marked O’Neal’s record 13th consecutive season that he has averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Wade earns All-NBA honors for the first time in his career. Wade had a breakout season with the HEAT, averaging 24.1 points, 6.8 assists, 5.2 rebounds, 1.57 steals and 1.06 blocks in 38.6 minutes per game. He set the HEAT’s single-season record for points scored (1,854), scoring average and free throws made (581). He also ranked ninth in the NBA in scoring average, tied for ninth in assists, tied for 12th in minutes per game, 13th in steals per game, tied for 31st in field goal percentage and 36th in blocks per game. He also ranked first in the NBA among guards in blocks.

O’Neal and Wade become the third and fourth HEAT players to earn such recognition. Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning were named to the All-NBA First Team in 1996-97 and 1998-99, respectively. Hardaway also took All-NBA Second Team honors in 1997-98 and 1998-99, while Mourning earned Second Team honors in 1999-00.

All-NBA honors are voted on by a 124-member panel of writers and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada, consisting of national media members and members from each of the league’s 30 teams who regularly cover the NBA. The media voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams by position with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.

Attached are the results of the voting for the 2004-05 All-NBA Teams, with First Team votes in parentheses:

Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first team votes in parentheses): Yao Ming, Houston, 82; Vince Carter, New Jersey, 63; Jason Kidd, New Jersey, 16; Paul Pierce, Boston, 15; Marcus Camby, Denver, 14; Rashard Lewis, Seattle, 13; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 12; Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland, 11; Jermaine O’Neal, Indiana, 8; Tony Parker, San Antonio, 7; Mike Bibby, Sacramento, 6; Elton Brand, Los Angeles Clippers, 6; Grant Hill, Orlando, 6; Carmelo Anthony, Denver, 5; Antawn Jamison, Washington, 5; Richard Hamilton, Detroit, 3; Tayshaun Prince, Detroit, 3; Chauncey Billups, Detroit, 2; Chris Bosh, Toronto, 2; Stephon Marbury, New York, 2; Reggie Miller, Indiana, 2; Michael Redd, Milwaukee, 2; Larry Hughes, Washington, 1; Corey Maggette, Los Angeles Clippers, 1; Kenyon Martin, Denver, 1; Brad Miller, Sacramento, 1; Peja Stojakovic, Sacramento, 1.