Shooting guard Jaden Ivey, who missed the second half of the season and the entirety playoffs with a fractured fibula in his left, should return healthy at some point early in the year. Cunningham, Duren and rookie Ron Holland should all continue to develop.

In the last 43 years, only five players have earned All-Defensive First Team honors within their first two NBA seasons. Amen Thompson is one of them.

The NBA Conference Finals are currently in action, and some of the well-known teams and superstars are not currently in the conversation, and the NBA will see a new champion arise after this year's Finals.

San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle, the 2024-25 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, has been unanimously selected to the 2024-25 Kia NBA All-Rookie First Team. He received First Team votes on all 100 ballots from a global media panel.

Daniels outplayed the man he was traded for, and is arguably the Hawks' best piece for the future. Indeed, his "present" is pretty good too.

It is the first career All-Defensive selection for Zubac, who led the league in total rebounds (1,010) and helped the Clippers finish third in defensive rating (109.4).

Until now. The OKC Thunder guard earned a spot on the 2024-25 NBA All-Defensive first team Thursday. And Williams, who has spent the entire season campaigning for Dort rather than himself, landed on the second team. It's the first time in franchise history that two Thunder players have made All-Defensive teams in the same season.

Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley was a first-team lock, as was Draymond Green after an impressive year on that end of the court. There were not a lot of surprises as the NBA unveiled its All-Defensive Teams on Thursday.

But one former NBA All-Star and Warriors player believes that Golden State head coach Steve Kerr could be to blame if Kuminga does depart. DeMarcus Cousins gave his thoughts on the matter.