Fans Question Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, Victor Wembanyama All-NBA Snubs on Twitter

Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIMay 23, 2024

Boston, MA - May 21: Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown scores in the third quarter of Game 1 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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The All-NBA teams dropped on Wednesday, and fans questioned a few players' omissions, namely Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey and San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama.

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
2023-24 All-NBA: 1st: Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum 2nd: Jalen Brunson, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Kawhi Leonard 3rd: Devin Booker, Stephen Curry, Tyrese Haliburton, LeBron James, Domantas Sabonis

NBA Communications @NBAPR
The complete voting results for the 2023-24 Kia All-NBA Team: <a href="https://t.co/KrG4Fjc9pW">pic.twitter.com/KrG4Fjc9pW</a>

Brown, Maxey and Wembanyama weren't the only superstars who didn't make the cut. Some missed out because of the NBA's new 65-game minimum requirement to be considered for awards and All-NBA team consideration.

That in turn eliminated some big names, including 2024 All-Stars Joel Embiid, Scottie Barnes, Donovan Mitchell, Karl-Anthony Towns and Trae Young.

Another big name, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, wasn't thrilled about missing All-NBA.

13am Adebayo💥 @Bam1of1
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However, fans made their thoughts known about Brown, Maxey and Wembanyama missing out.

Brown averaged 23.0 points on 49.9 percent shooting, 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the 64-18 Celtics, the league's best regular-season team.

Maxey enjoyed a tremendous breakout season in his fourth NBA campaign, averaging 25.9 points on 45.0 percent shooting and 6.2 assists.

Wembanyama met all the tremendous hype and then some in his rookie season, posting 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game. He's certainly on track to become an All-NBA player as soon as next year.

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All three players made their All-NBA cases, but the trio missed out. Some fans revealed their takes on the matter.

Ali @aliglenn23
Jaylen Brown snubbed. Should absolutely be over Booker or Haliburton smh <a href="https://t.co/uqOPLoawWf">https://t.co/uqOPLoawWf</a>

tommyvon.bsky.social @tommyvon
No Jaylen Brown?! He's better than half this list easily <a href="https://t.co/Blt39eX9UZ">https://t.co/Blt39eX9UZ</a>

Leo @canfdyu
Jaylen Brown robbed. Suns and Lakers had more All-NBA players than the Celtics. Atrocious voting.

☘️💚Celtics Contessa💚☘️ @CelticsContessa
Jaylen Brown did not make it but Devon Booker did - Jaylen revenge tour coming <a href="https://t.co/JiEdA99c2z">https://t.co/JiEdA99c2z</a> <a href="https://t.co/4RHi5hdOaa">pic.twitter.com/4RHi5hdOaa</a>

Big Steph ☘️ @stephneguh
Jaylen Brown the most disrespected player in the league dawg. <a href="https://t.co/94svo9zaQ0">https://t.co/94svo9zaQ0</a>

Yoshi @Tatums_Hairline
Domantas Sabonis over JAYLEN BROWN TYRESE MAXEY AND PAOLO BANCHERO?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a>

Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
Jaylen Brown snubbed in All-NBA. He was the top vote-getter among those that didn't land on an All-NBA team. 64 wins. 7+ games better than every team in league. 1 All-NBA player. 🤷🏻‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/Hgq0g07vk5">pic.twitter.com/Hgq0g07vk5</a>

Bernie @BernieKnowsBall
Tyrese Maxey deserved it over Kawhi and no one can tell me otherwise

Noah Monroe @thenoahmonroe
Tyrese Maxey only received 16 points???? <a href="https://t.co/tBG71ARVmH">https://t.co/tBG71ARVmH</a>

Blake Devine @Big_Devine76
Tyrese Maxey was robbed <a href="https://t.co/ElDxhGr2zN">https://t.co/ElDxhGr2zN</a>

⚡️ @Je77yLay
no all nba for <a href="https://twitter.com/TyreseMaxey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TyreseMaxey</a> is insane. Stepped up and took his game to another level when harden jumped ship. that's disappointing lol.

Collin Pryce @Collin_Pryce
Tyrese Maxey got ROBBED of being on an All-NBA team 🤦‍♂️

Eric Adamcik 🇵🇸 @RealEricAdamcik
Sabonis over Tyrese Maxey is amazingly bad! He's not even the King who should've made it. All-NBA is definitely getting a a "participation trophy" vibe <a href="https://t.co/GCbUojRiEM">https://t.co/GCbUojRiEM</a>

Jason Cowboysfan @JasonCowboysMan
it's the whole media fault Wemby should been selected <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PorVida?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PorVida</a> <a href="https://t.co/DPj223QawM">https://t.co/DPj223QawM</a>

OnlyFacts @The8lackMamba24
These two know ball. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KiaAllNBA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KiaAllNBA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wemby?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wemby</a> <a href="https://t.co/qmw9imNncv">pic.twitter.com/qmw9imNncv</a>

Ian Panchèvre ᯅ @IanPanchevre
Wemby got robbed. Should have made All NBA!!

Big Bone © @steb0ne
Maybe I'm biased and maybe wins factor into these votes but I don't think Kawhi had a better season than Wemby <a href="https://t.co/jq6xnPnQ5f">https://t.co/jq6xnPnQ5f</a>

Chase Peterson @chaserthelazer
Wemby also snubbed for all nba <a href="https://t.co/0Flv1X1xfY">https://t.co/0Flv1X1xfY</a>

Huskie_Ninja @Casey_P_SandC
How is <a href="https://twitter.com/wemby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wemby</a> not on the All NBA list? <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>

Although Brown, Maxey and Wembanyama didn't make All-NBA this year, they could all very well find themselves there in 2024-25 given their success.

Brown also is playing for something more important than All-NBA as his Celtics fight for the NBA title. Boston took a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday with a 133-128 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers.