When the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2019, it appeared to be part of a massive teardown effort in OKC. They already flipped Paul George to the Clippers for a young point guard in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a boatload of picks six days prior,

Alexander, Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić and Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo were the only players to appear on every MVP ballot

Alexander, three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić, two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and now 21-time All-NBA Teamer LeBron James were among those who earned this year's All-NBA honors, which were announced on Friday.