Jamal Murray finally has All‑NBA next to his name. The Denver guard picked up his first career selection Sunday, landing on the All‑NBA Third Team after what was widely viewed as the best regular season of his career. The honor caps a full-on breakout and makes him the first teammate of Nikola Jokic to ever crack an All‑NBA team, a milestone that underlines how far his game has climbed this year.
The NBA rolled out the 2025‑26 Kia All‑NBA teams Sunday, slotting Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić, Cade Cunningham, and Nikola Jokic on the First Team, with Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Jalen Johnson, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Duren landing on the Third Team, as noted by NBA.com. The league’s 100‑member media panel uses a scoring system that awards five points for a first‑team vote, three for second and one for third, and NBA.com also reported that Gilgeous‑Alexander and Jokic were the only unanimous First‑Team picks.
Murray finished with 149 All‑NBA voting points and posted career highs in multiple categories, according to the Denver Gazette. His regular‑season stat line, tracked on ESPN, was a star’s workload and efficiency: 25.4 points, 7.1 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game while shooting 48.3 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from three. For a player long tagged as a playoff specialist, the All‑NBA nod serves as validation that his impact carried all year, not just in May and June.
Jokic’s historic season
While Murray was leveling up, Nikola Jokic turned in yet another absurd stat sheet. He led the NBA in both assists at 10.7 per game and rebounds at 12.9 per game while averaging 27.7 points, numbers that had him flirting with a season‑long triple‑double, per StatMuse. His work did not go unnoticed. Jokic finished second in MVP voting to Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander, as reported by CBS Sports, reinforcing his status as one of the league’s defining stars and giving Denver a rare All‑NBA tandem.
What this means for the Nuggets
Having both Jokic and Murray land on All‑NBA teams spotlights how top‑heavy and talented Denver’s roster is, even as the franchise stews over an early playoff exit. Local coverage and analysts have zeroed in on roster construction, rotation choices, and bench production as key questions heading into the offseason, a thread outlined by Axios Denver. Murray’s upgraded résumé gives the front office even more reason to treat him as a co-headliner with Jokic while they sort out how to build a supporting cast that can match their stars’ level.
By the numbers
Murray: 25.4 PPG, 7.1 APG, 4.4 RPG with 48.3/43.5 shooting splits and 149 All‑NBA voting points, according to the Denver Gazette. Jokic: 27.7 PPG, 12.9 RPG, and 10.7 APG, figures tracked by StatMuse, plus a top finish in MVP voting as reported by CBS Sports.
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