Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin named to 2018-19 All-NBA Third Team

Detroit Pistons Blake Griffin dunks. (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)
Detroit Pistons Blake Griffin dunks. (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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In his first full season with the Detroit Pistons, Blake Griffin established himself as an NBA superstar — being named to the All-NBA Third Team.

The NBA announced Thursday Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has made the 2018-19 All-NBA Third Team.

Griffin joins LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Kemba Walker, and Rudy Gobert on the third team.

The Oklahoma-native re-invented his game last season — becoming a legitimate threat from three-point range and getting the Pistons into the playoffs.

Griffin averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game during the regular season.

More. Reviewing Blake Griffin’s first full season with the Detroit Pistons. light

The lone Pistons All-Star earned 13 Second Team votes and 76 Third Team votes.

This marks Griffin’s fifth All-NBA selection — and his first since the 2014-15 season. This is his second Third-team selection after making All-NBA Second Team three years in a row.

Griffin made the All-Rookie Team in 2011.

Pistons center Andre Drummond received one vote for All-NBA Second Team.

The rest of the All-NBA selections are as follows:

"2018-19 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAMPosition | Player, Team | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | Total | All-NBA SelectionsF Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee | 100 | — | — | 500 | 3 (one 1st, two 2nd)G James Harden, Houston | 100 | — |  — |  500 | 6 (five 1st, one 3rd)G Stephen Curry, Golden State | 91 | 9 | — | 482 | 6 (three 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd)F Paul George, Oklahoma City |  71 | 25 | 3 | 433 | 5 (one 1st, four 3rd)C Nikola Jokić, Denver | 59 | 38 | 2 | 411 | 12018-19 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAMPosition | Player, Team | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | Total | All-NBA SelectionsC Joel Embiid, Philadelphia | 40 | 57 | 4 | 375 | 2 (two 2nd)F Kevin Durant, Golden State | 29 | 71 | — | 358 | 9 (six 1st, three 2nd)G Damian Lillard, Portland | 8 | 87 | 5 | 306 | 4 (one 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd)F Kawhi Leonard, Toronto | — | 73 | 23 | 242 | 3 (two 1st, one 2nd)G Kyrie Irving, Boston | — | 52 | 39 | 195 | 2 (one 2nd, one 3rd)2018-19 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAMPosition | Player, Team | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | Total | All-NBA SelectionsG Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City | 1 | 43 | 44 | 178 | 8 (two 1st, five 2nd, one 3rd)F Blake Griffin, Detroit | — | 13 | 76 | 115 | 5 (three 2nd, two 3rd)F LeBron James, L.A. Lakers | — | 13 | 72 | 111 | 15 (12 1st, two 2nd, one 3rd)C Rudy Gobert, Utah | 1 | 5 | 69 | 89 | 2 (one 2nd, one 3rd)G Kemba Walker, Charlotte | — | 4 | 39 | 51 | 1Below are the other players who received votes for the 2018-19 All-NBA Teams, listed by the position at which they received the most votes.OTHER PLAYERS RECEIVING VOTES: GUARDSPlayer, Team | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | TotalBradley Beal, Washington | — | 1 | 31 | 34Klay Thompson, Golden State | — | 3 | 18 | 27Ben Simmons, Philadelphia | — | — | 7 | 7Mike Conley, Memphis | — | — | 4 | 4Donovan Mitchell, Utah | — | — | 4 | 4DeMar DeRozan, San Antonio | — | — | 3 | 3D’Angelo Russell, Brooklyn | — | — | 3 | 3Dwyane Wade, Miami | — | 1 | — | 3Devin Booker, Phoenix  | — | — | 1 | 1Eric Gordon, Houston | — | — | 1 | 1Jrue Holiday, New Orleans | — | — | 1 | 1Kyle Lowry, Toronto | — | — | 1 | 1Lou Williams, LA Clippers | — | — | 1 |OTHER PLAYERS RECEIVING VOTES: FORWARDSPlayer, Team | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | TotalLaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio | — | 2 | 11 | 17Danilo Gallinari, LA Clippers | — | 1 | 4 | 7Pascal Siakam, Toronto | — | — | 4 | 4Luka Donĉić, Dallas | — | 1| — | 3Tobias Harris, Philadelphia | — | — | 2 | 2Marvin Bagley III, Sacramento | — | — | 1 | 1Domantas Sabonis, Indiana | — | — | 1 | 1OTHER PLAYERS RECEIVING VOTES: CENTERSPlayer, Team | 1st Team (5 Pts.) | 2nd Team (3 Pts.) | 3rd Team (1 Pt.) | TotalKarl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota | — | — | 20 | 20Nikola Vučević, Orlando | — | — | 4 | 4Andre Drummond, Detroit | — | 1 | — | 3Anthony Davis, New Orleans | — | — | 1 | 1Myles Turner, Indiana | — | — | 1 | 1"