San Antonio Spurs? forward and league MVP Tim Duncan earned his sixth consecutive selection to All-NBA First Team when the NBA announced the 2002-03 All-NBA teams today. Duncan is the sixth player in NBA history to make the All-NBA First Team in each of his first six seasons, joining Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, George Mikan, Bob Pettit, and Oscar Robertson.

Duncan finished the regular season ranked third in the NBA in rebounds (12.9 rpg) and blocks (2.93 bpg), and seventh in points (23.3 ppg) and field goal percentage (.513). He set career-highs in rebounds, blocks and assists (3.9 apg), and was the top vote-getter for the second consecutive season, finishing with 603 points and 120 first place votes.

Duncan is joined on the All-NBA First Team by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and center Shaquille O?Neal, Orlando Magic guard Tracy McGrady and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett. Bryant and O?Neal are the first teammates to be named All-NBA First Team in consecutive seasons since Utah?s Karl Malone and John Stockton did it in 1993-94 and 1994-95. Bryant finished the season ranked second in the NBA with a career-high 30.0 points per game. He also posted career-highs in rebounds (6.9 rpg) and assists (5.9 apg) as he played in all 82 regular season games. Bryant scored 40 or more points in nine consecutive games (February 6-23) and became the youngest player in NBA history to reach the 10,000 point plateau on March 5th. He has been named to the All-NBA First Team twice (2002, 2003), Second Team twice (2000, 2001) and Third Team once during his career (1999). O?Neal was named All-NBA First Team for the fourth consecutive season and fifth time in his career. He finished the season second in field goal percentage (.574) and fourth in scoring (27.5 ppg ). He also averaged 11.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.