Cavaliers Mitchell was selected for the NBA s All-Part Team, and Edwards fans were dissatisfied!

On May 24, the NBA officially announced the 2024-25 season's best team. The following is the voting announcement: According to the voting results, Alexander, Jokic, Antetokounmpo and Tatum were all selected for the first team with unanimous votes. Mitchell had 61 first votes, 35 second votes, and 4 third votes, with a total score of 414 points. The selection of the NBA's best team was decided by the votes of sports journalists and television commentators in the United States and Canada. Each voter has three votes: the first, the second and the third vote, with scores of 5 points, 3 points and 1 point respectively. Two defenders, two forwards and one center must be filled in on each ballot, a total of 5 players.

So is Mitchell worth a while? Are there any players who have become a "leftover"? In fact, the player closest to Mitchell is in the second team of the All-Road team, which is Edwards of the Timberwolves. Compared with the 11 first votes, 87 second votes and 4 third votes obtained by Edwards, Mitchell still has a significant lead.

The reference criteria for the selection of the best team by sports journalists and TV commentators from the United States and Canada participating in the voting include three aspects to be precise: one is the number of appearances (about 65 games); the second is the performance of players (scoring, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and other data are important references); and the third is the team's record.

First, Mitchell has played 71 games this season, and Edwards has played 79 games, and the number of games has met the selection requirements. Last season, Mitchell lost the qualification to participate in the season award because he only played 55 games. Although he scored 26.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists, he did not have enough games.

followed by data per game. Mitchell averaged 24 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 44.3%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 36.8%; Edwards averaged 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 44.7%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 39.5%. Judging from the data comparison, Edwards' data is even better, and even suppressed Mitchell in both scoring and shooting percentage, with 27.6 points ranking fourth in the player scoring list.

Finally, it is the team's record, which is also an important reason why Edwards was scored. This season, the Cavaliers' record is 64 wins and 18 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference; while the Timberwolves' record is only 49 wins and 33 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference. Although the Cavaliers were defeated 4-1 by the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals and the Timberwolves are still in the Western Conference finals, they are selected as the best team in the regular season, so Edwards was dragged down by the team's record.

Edwards was selected into the NBA All-Squad this season, which puts him on the verge of super top salary in advance. If he is selected for the All-A-Squad again next season, he will be eligible for a contract extension of up to four years with a total value of $360 million in the 2027 offseason. This will be the first contract in history to have an average annual salary of 90 million.