Five Big Questions Concerning The 2016-17 All-NBA Teams

Filling out ballots for the All-NBA teams is always challenging, but this year takes it to a new level. Here are five big questions for voters this season

As the NBA season comes to a close, 100 basketball media members from across the country are in the process of filling out their awards ballots, including their selections for the All-NBA teams. As ESPN’s Brian Windhorst pointed out in a recent article, these All-NBA team votes will have franchise-altering implications:

"There’s a new rule in the collective bargaining agreement that was just passed. If a player is voted to the All-NBA team and has eight or nine years of experience, then he qualifies for a special exception to sign a massive contract with his team for about $75 million more than any other team can pay him."

Add this new layer to the fact that All-NBA appearances play a gigantic role in how we rank NBA stars throughout history and it’s easy to see why this year’s vote is getting so much attention.

Below, we look at the five biggest questions that will shape how the final All-NBA teams shake out