Who is the winner of the best team? King James creates a miracle, Hua Zi strives for 360 million

On May 24, the NBA officially announced the 2024-25 All-Season All-Squad. The new MVP Alexander was selected as the first team with unanimous votes, while Antetokounmpo, Jokic and Tatum were also selected as the first team with unanimous votes. The fifth man in the first lineup is the Cavaliers core Mitchell. Both James and Curry were selected into the second team, and the two veterans continued to write history. Harden also became the winner of the best team in the vote. He beat Shin Kyung's 58 points with a total score of 68 points and took the last bus of the third lineup. In addition, Cunningham triggered the clause because he was selected for the Best Team, and his maximum salary contract will go from 5-year to 224 million US dollars to 269 million US dollars in 5-year, becoming the number one winner.

The first team of the 2024-25 season: Antetokounmpo, Alexander, Jokic, Mitchell, Tatum; the second team: Brunson, Curry, Edwards, James, Mobley; the third team: Cunningham, Halliburton, Harden, Towns, Jaylen Williams. Alexander, Antetokounmpo, Jokic and Tatum were undisputed. In the regular season this season, they all played well. Mitchell's personal data is not particularly gorgeous, but the Cavaliers ranked first in the Eastern Conference, and it is natural to be selected as the first team.

40-year-old James and 37-year-old Curry added another honor. This is the 21st time James has been selected for the NBA All-Series in his career, including 13 first teams, 4 second teams and 4 third teams. It is also his 21st consecutive season to be selected for the All-Series. In addition to his rookie season, he has been selected for the All-Series in each season, and is the first in the NBA history.

James became the oldest player in the All-A-Level in NBA history at the age of 40 and 145 days, surpassing himself last year. James deliberately posted on Twitter to celebrate his selection for the Best Team: "Another selected for the Best Team at the age of 40!! At this moment, I am so crazy! Sitting here and watching the playoffs, my mind is full of this idea. This happiness is far beyond my imagination!"

The 40-year-old was selected for the Best Team at the age of 40, which is the only one in NBA history. Perhaps this honor will also give James some incentive to keep playing for a few more seasons. James is now dealing with a knee injury and he also attended the high school graduation ceremony of his second son Bryce. Bryce has chosen to join the University of Arizona to compete in the NCAA next season. Will Bryce also enter the NBA and play on the same stage with James in the future?

37-year-old Curry was also selected for the second team. He was selected for the best team for the 11th time in his career, tied for Michael Jordan and tied for 12th in history. Curry is also a representative of the NBA's immortal legend. However, he also suffered injuries in the playoffs. He suffered a hamstring injury in the first semi-finals and had to miss the next four games, while the Warriors were won by the Timberwolves in a row, thus being eliminated 1-4.

James and Curry both reached their late careers, and for fans who love them, the two superstars watched one less game.

35-year-old Harden returned to the best team. This season, he was not only selected for the All-Star Game, but also selected for the third team, achieving a career recovery. Harden ranked 15th in the All-Squad vote with 68 points and took the last bus to the third team. Behind him is Rockets player Shin Kyung, who scored 58 points.

The Bearded Man is likely to give up the contract for the remaining season this summer, so as to renew a long contract with the Clippers. The honor of being selected for the best team may give him more confidence in contract negotiations. But there is a saying that Harden may cut his salary and renew his contract, which will help the Clippers introduce outstanding players.

Harden wants to win the championship, but the Clippers' lineup configuration has not yet reached the championship level. Will he really make sacrifices on renewing his contract salary?

Pistons star Cunningham became the biggest winner. Last year, the Pistons signed a five-year, $224 million maximum salary renewal contract with Cunningham, as the latter was selected for the best team. The starting salary of the contract will increase from 25% of the salary cap to 30%, and is currently $269 million in five years. Cunningham ushered in a transformation this season. He was selected for the All-Star Game this season and was selected for the third team. He averaged 26.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 1.0 steals in the regular season. Cunningham averaged 25.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in the playoffs.

For Cunningham, who played in the playoffs for the first time, it is already very rare to hand over such data. The Pistons lost to the Knicks 2-4 in the first round of the playoffs.

23-year-old Cunningham has a bright future. He has an all-round skill and can further improve his overall strength. The Pistons are rebuilt with Cunningham as the core and are just now successful. In the coming years, the Pistons are expected to become a regular player in the playoffs.

Jaylen Williams is also the winner. He was not only selected for the third team of the regular season, but also selected for the second team of the best defensive team. Jaylen Williams' offense and defense are recognized. These two honors also gave him the confidence to impact the maximum salary contract. Javi is a third-year player and after the end of this season, he can renew his contract with the Thunder in advance. Thunder needs to prepare a maximum salary contract for him. The Thunder now leads the Timberwolves 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals, and there is a great hope of entering the finals. Jiewei has performed well on both ends of the offense and defense, and is a good helper around Alexander.

Timberwolves core Edwards is also a winner. Since being selected for the All-Squad this season, Edwards is on the road to getting a super top salary. If he enters the All-Squad again in the 2025-26 season, he will be eligible to sign a four-year, $360 million super top salary contract in the 2027 offseason.

Edwards is currently executing a contract of $245 million for five years (the designated rookie clause is renewed early), with a salary of $42.18 million this season, and a salary of $45.55 million, $48.92 million, $52.3 million and $55.67 million in the next four seasons respectively. Edwards has led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Final for two consecutive seasons. Next season, Edwards must avoid injuries and must play more than 65 games in the regular season to be qualified for the best team. After all, this is related to whether he can get a super maximum salary contract in the future. (Text/Li Huanyu)