The league announced the All-NBA teams on Thursday. Most notably missing from the list -- Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose, the 2010-2011 league MVP:
NBA 1st Team: Durant, LeBron, Kobe, CP3, DHoward. 2nd: Love, Griffin, Bynum, Parker, Westbrook. 3rd: Dirk, Melo, Chandler, DWade, Rondo.
— Art Garcia (@ArtGarcia92) May 24, 2012
Rose played in only 39 games in the shortened 2011-12 season, and he played only one playoff game, tearing his ACL during the fourth quarter of the team's opening game. Rose did receiver, however, 44 votes, according to a press release from the NBA. Only F LaMarcus Aldridge (55 votes) and C Marc Gasol (52 votes) received more votes despite missing the All-NBA teams.
Rose average 21.8 points per game and a career-high 7.9 assists per game in the 2011-12 NBA Season.
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