Sixers' Joel Embiid Named to All-NBA Second Team

Sixers center Joel Embiid has been named to the All-NBA second team. 

Embiid, 24, had a breakout 2017-18 season. He averaged 22.9 points, 11 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 blocks per game in 63 starts. 

This is Embiid's first appearance on any of the All-NBA teams. He took 11 first-team votes, 78-second team votes and 5 third-team votes for a total of 294 points - the eighth most in the NBA. 

Embiid is the only player on any of the three teams named as a pure center. 

If you're wondering, rookie Ben Simmons took in 36 total points, while his biggest competition for Rookie of the Year, Donovan Mitchell got just two. 

Here is the All-NBA first team: 

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G: James Harden
F: LeBron James
C/F: Anthony Davis
G: Damian Lillard
F: Kevin Durant

Second team: 

F: Giannis Antetokounmpo
G: Russell Westbrook
C: Joel Embiid
F/C: LaMarcus Aldridge
G: DeMar DeRozan

Third team: 

G: Stephen Curry
G: Victor Olapido
C/F: Karl Anthony-Towns
F/G: Jimmy Butler
F: Paul George 

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