May 10, 2007

(TORONTO) -- The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday forward Chris Bosh was named to the All-NBA Second Team. This is Bosh’s first selection to the All-NBA team. Bosh joins Vince Carter as the only Raptors players to receive the honour. Carter was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 2001 and the Third Team in 2000.

Chris Bosh had an outstanding season. (Ron Turenne/NBAE/Getty Images)

“This is truly a special honour for me,” said Bosh. “It shows that my hard work has paid dividends and that I was surrounded by great teammates.”

Bosh helped lead the Raptors to a franchise record-tying 47 wins, home court in the playoffs and their first Atlantic Division title. He led the team in scoring and rebounding with career bests of 22.6 and 10.7, respectively. Bosh had a team single-season record 42 double-doubles and finished the season as the all-time franchise leader with 119. In February, Bosh was named a starter for the 2007 Eastern Conference All-Star Team for the first time.

Bosh won his first Eastern Conference Player of the Month award after averaging 25.4 points and 9.1 rebounds in January. He also received Eastern Conference Player of the Week honours for the third time in his career averaging a league-high 22.3 points, 14.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists during the week of March 26 – April 1.

Joining Bosh on the All-NBA Second Team are Washington’s Gilbert Arenas and Houston’s Tracy McGrady at guard; Cleveland’s LeBron James at forward, and Houston’s Yao at centre.

The 129-member voting panel of writers and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada consisted 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.

Below are the results of the voting for the 2006-07 All-NBA Teams, with First Team votes in parentheses:

2006-07 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
Position	Player, Team (1st Team Votes)	Points
Forward	Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas (125)	634
Forward	Tim Duncan, San Antonio (94)	573
Centre	Amaré Stoudemire, Phoenix (36)	494
Guard	Steve Nash, Phoenix (129)	645
Guard	Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (128)	643
2006-07 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Position	Player, Team (1st Team Votes)	Points
Forward	LeBron James, Cleveland (64)	494
Forward	Chris Bosh, Toronto (8)	234
Centre	Yao Ming, Houston (38)	333
Guard	Gilbert Arenas, Washington	295
Guard	Tracy McGrady, Houston (10)	278
2006-07 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
Position	Player, Team (1st Team Votes)	Points
Forward	Kevin Garnett, Minnesota (5)	225
Forward	Carmelo Anthony, Denver (1)	142
Centre	Dwight Howard, Orlando (1)	108
Guard	Dwyane Wade, Miami (1)	241
Guard	Chauncey Billups, Detroit	86