MINNEAPOLIS – The NBA announced Thursday that Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love was named to the All-NBA second team.
Love finished the season averaging a career-high 26.0 points per game. That was good for a single-season franchise record and fourth-best in the league. He also averaged 13.3 rebounds per game, second only to Orlando's Dwight Howard. Love's 48 double-doubles were the most in the NBA, and he averaged 39.0 minutes per game (second-best in the league).
In addition, Love became the third player in NBA history to average more than 25 points and 10 rebounds while making more than 50 three-pointers in a season. Only Larry Bird in 1984-85 and Charles Barkley in 1992-93 had previously accomplished the feat; Love out-rebounded each and made nearly twice as many three-pointers as each despite the abbreviated season.
Only two other Timberwolves have ever earned All-NBA honors. Kevin Garnett made the All-NBA First team in 1999-2000, 2002-03 and 2003-04. He made the second team in 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2004-05 and the third team in 1998-99 and 2006-07. Sam Cassell made the All-NBA Second Team in 2003-04.
Joining Love on the All-NBA Second Team are the Clippers' Blake Griffin, the Lakers' Andrew Bynum, the Spurs' Tony Parker and the Thunder's Russell Westbrook. Love earned more points than any other second-team membe, with 365, nearly double the player with the next-most points, Griffin (170).
The All-NBA First Team comprises the Heat's LeBron James, the Thunder's Kevin Durant, the Magic's Dwight Howard, the Lakers' Kobe Bryant and the Clippers' Chris Paul. The Knicks' Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler, the Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki, the Heat's Dwayne Wade and the Celtics' Rajon Rondo make up the All-NBA Third Team.
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