Lakers news: LeBron James selected to 2020-21 All-NBA Second Team

The NBA announced the three All-NBA teams for the 2020-21 campaign, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been selected once again.

James made the All-NBA Second Team based on his production during the regular season.

Joining James on the second team is Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul and New York Knicks versatile forward Julius Randle.

James received two first-team votes, which are worth five points each. He had 44 second-team votes — each worth three points — and 32 third-team votes that designate one point each to the player’s tally.

He finished with a total of 174 points, beating Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert — who had 148 total points — for the last spot on the second team.

Here are the final results, via NBA Communications:

James has made 13 All-NBA First Teams throughout his 18-year career, with the most recent selection coming last season.

He now has three nods on the second team. His last selection to the second group came in 2007. James has made the third team only once, which came in 2019.

With 17 total selections, James now has the most All-NBA team selections in NBA history.

Despite missing 27 games during the regular season with an ankle injury, the 36-year-old forward averaged 25.0 points, 7.8 assists, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals while shooting 51.3 percent overall and 36.5 percent from 3-point range.

James also received one vote for the Most Valuable Player award, which Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic took home.