WASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Cleveland LeBron James joined Kobe Bryant and MVP Steve Nash on the All-NBA first team, according to the league on Wednesday.

    James was the leading vote getter on the squad that also included Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki and Miami center Shaquille O'Neal.

    Making his first appearance on the All-NBA first team, James received 116 first-place votes and 610 total points from the panelof 126 media members.

    Bryant, who led the league with 35.4 points a game, was selected to the team for the fourth time.

    Nash, led the league with 10.5 assists. Nowitzki averaged a career-high 26.6 points and lead the Mavericks with 9.0 rebounds.

    O'Neal made the team for the seventh straight season and the eighth overall. He averaged 20 points, 9.2 rebounds and led the league in field goal percentage (60 percent) for the ninth time. Enditem