If James Harden missed out on All-NBA selection in 2015-16 due to his defensive effort despite willing his team to the playoffs, the same voting standards should apply to Luka, who might not even make the playoffs altogether this season.

Harden was 2nd in scoring, top 10 in assists and top 15 in steals, but the voters pointed to his defensive effort as the reason he did not deserve an All-NBA selection. Luka's defensive effort this season is worse than any version of Harden when he had that reputation.

If the voting standards are consistent, how is the prevailing narrative in here assuming that Luka is a lock for 1st team All-NBA? This just doesn't make sense to me. The guy is an offensive machine but his numbers haven't translated to wins this year. The Rockets were 41-41 in 2015-2016. The Mavs will have to go 4-1 in their last 5 to even match that record. In my opinion, he shouldn't be selected altogether.