Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson was named to the 2025-26 All-NBA Third Team on Sunday, earning the first All-NBA selection of his career after averaging 22.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.9 assists.
Jalen Johnson's first season as the Atlanta Hawks' lead option ended with him being selected to the All-NBA Third-Team. It was the first time he earned All-NBA honors.
Joining him on the Third Team were Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey, Denver's Jamal Murray, Detroit's Jalen Duren and Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren. None of the five had previously made an All-NBA team.
The 24-year-old appeared in a career-high 72 games, all starts, averaging 22.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.2 minutes per game. He became the fifth player in NBA history to average at least 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a season, joining Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook.
Johnson ranked 19th in the league in scoring, seventh in rebounding and fifth in assists. He was the first player in Hawks history to rank in the top 20 in all three categories. His 13 triple-doubles set a franchise single-season record and tied for second in the NBA behind Jokić. His 49 double-doubles ranked third leaguewide.
In a Nov. 13 win at Utah, Johnson had 31 points, 18 rebounds, 14 assists and seven steals — the first player to post that line in a game since steals became an official statistic in 1973-74.
Three weeks later, he recorded the second-fastest triple-double of the play-by-play era, reaching the mark in 16 minutes, 44 seconds against Denver on Dec. 5. He finished with 21 points, 18 rebounds and 16 assists, becoming the fifth player in league history to clear 21-18-16 in a game.
He averaged 25.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 10.1 assists in December, the seventh player in league history and first Hawk to average a 25-point triple-double in a calendar month with at least 10 games played.
Johnson set single-game career highs in points (43 at Charlotte on Dec. 18), rebounds (18, three times), assists (16) and steals (seven). He was the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in March and a two-time Player of the Week.
He finished with 1,621 points, 740 rebounds and 566 assists, the first Hawk to reach 1,600, 700 and 500 in those categories in a season. According to Stathead, he was one of five forwards in the last 40 seasons to record at least 566 assists in a season, joining LeBron James, Draymond Green, Grant Hill and Scottie Pippen.
Johnson is the 15th player in franchise history to earn an All-NBA selection. Atlanta finished 46-36, its best record since 2015-16, and entered the playoffs as the No. 6 seed before losing in the first round to the New York Knicks.
The honor was Atlanta's third major individual award of the postseason, following Nickeil Alexander-Walker's Most Improved Player award and Dyson Daniels' All-Defensive Second Team selection.
Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver's Nikola Jokić were unanimous First Team selections, while San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama missed unanimous selection by one vote. The Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Dončić and Detroit's Cade Cunningham rounded out the First Team. The Second Team consisted of Boston's Jaylen Brown, the LA Clippers' Kawhi Leonard, Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell, Houston's Kevin Durant and New York's Jalen Brunson.
Johnson was the 20th overall pick out of Duke in 2021.
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