The American media selected the best team in the half: Embiid Jokic led a team James Curry regrettably lost

With most teams having played 41 regular season games and the season is approaching the halfway point, Fadeaway World has summarized the season and selected the best team for the half based on the current player performance. Among them, Embiid and Jokic, the two regular season MVP favorites, led the best team, and James, Curry and many others unfortunately lost the selection.

First team: Alexander, Doncic, Antetokounmpo, Jokic, Embiid

These five players happen to be the top 5 players on the regular season MVP list in recent weeks, and they are also the top 5 players in the current roster who don't have much disagreement.

Alexander continued his superstar performance last season, ranking fourth in the league with 31 points per game this season, leading all players in 2.2 steals and shooting 55.2% from the field, making him the only guard in the league's top 20. Under his leadership, the Thunder have become the biggest dark horse in the league, and currently have a record of 28 wins and 13 losses, ranking second in the West.

Doncic's performance was equally impeccable, averaging 33.6 points per game to rank second in the league behind Embiid and third in the league with 9.2 assists, behind Haliburton and Trae Young. He shot 48.5 percent from the field and can hit 3.9 three-pointers per game, second in the league behind Curry, and shot a career-high 37.6 percent from three-point range. Under his leadership, the Mavericks finished in the top six in the West with a 24-18 record, and are bound to lose the shame of missing the play-in zone last season.

Brother Alphabet is still the best player in the league, averaging 31.2 points, 114 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game this season. He scored a career-high 64 points against the Pacers and is also the record for points scored in a single game so far this season. Under his leadership, the Bucks are second in the East with a 28-13 record and are still the favorites to win the championship.

Embiid and Jokic's MVP is once again at its peak, with both men competing for the regular season MVP for the past three years, and this season is no exception. Embiid ranks first in the league with an average of 35.1 points per game, and has scored 30+ points in 18 consecutive games, while also contributing 11.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, leading the 76ers to a 26-13 record and ranking third in the East, and topping the MVP list for the past six consecutive weeks

Jokic averaged 25.5 points, 119 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game, leading the Nuggets to a 28-14 record and ranked third in the West, on par with Embiid. The two had previously faced each other, with Embiid beating Jokic 25+19 41+7+10, but the two are undoubtedly the best big men in the league and representatives of contemporary stars.

Second lineup: Haliburton, Mitchell, Leonard, Tatum, Durant

Haliburton shone in the midseason, facing the two strong opponents of the Celtics and the Bucks, with a combined 53 points, 28 assists and 0 turnovers, and successfully advanced to the finals. He also dished out back-to-back 20+ assists against the Bulls and Knicks, setting a new personal and team all-time assist record with 23 assists in a single game. He currently leads the league with 12.5 assists per game and has become a role model for the modern point guard. Although he is currently in the injury stage, he is still popular, leading the Eastern Conference guard list in the All-Star voting with a crushing attitude, and is the hottest player of the new generation. Interestingly, if Haliburton ends up being named to the All-Star team, he will activate the incentive clause of his new contract.

Mitchell and Kawhi Leonard have both led their teams to good results recently. Mitchell averaged 28.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, helping the Cavaliers advance to the top four in the East with 11 wins in the last 14 games, and currently have a six-game winning streak for the longest winning streak in the league, which is a great threat to the Celtics, Bucks and 76ers in the top three in the East.

After a sluggish start to the season, Leonard is currently averaging 23.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, winning 18 of the last 22 games for the Clippers to advance to the top four in the West, and the Clippers are in contention. As long as Leonard stays healthy, no team will ignore their presence.

The other two spots went to new and old forwards, Durant and Tatum. Tatum averaged 27.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, successfully entered the ranks of top stars, led the league with a 32-9 record for the Celtics, and maintained an astonishing 20 wins at home.

Although the Suns didn't get off to a good start, the Big Three missed out on getting together many times due to injuries. But Durant averaged 28.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, and advanced to the 180 club with three rates and put the Suns on his shoulders. The Suns have been in good form recently, winning three straight games to reach the top eight in the West, and Durant will lead a healthy Big Three to a further goal.

Third lineup: Fox, Booker, Edwards, Bushy Eyebrows, Sabonis

Fox was the first player to be selected to the third team, he averaged 27.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and could hit 3.3 three-pointers per game, shooting 39.7% from three-point range, five of which were career highs, leading the Kings to a 23-18 record, Fox is already a veritable All-Star guard.

The other two guards, FW, have chosen Edwards and Booker, both of whom have become the league's leading point guard representatives, and are the only ones. Edwards has improved every season, averaging a career-high 26 points per game and topping the Western Conference with a 30-11 record for the Timberwolves. Although Booker was sidelined due to injury, he still averaged 26.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game after his return, which is seriously underrated in the league.

The last two spots went to Bushy Eyebrows and Sabonis. Although the Lakers only have a 21-21 record, the thick eyebrows' performance on both ends of the floor is obvious to all, and it is included in the discussion of the best defensive player. What's even more commendable is that Thick Eyebrows has played 40 of the 42 games this season, and a healthy Thick Eyebrows has absolute dominance.

Sabonis is known as "Jokic Jr.", he averaged 20.1 points, 12.6 rebounds (first in the league) and 8 assists per game this season, and has 12 triple-doubles for the Kings so far, tying Jokic's record. The combination of him and Fox is already one of the best duos in the league.

Unfortunately, stars such as James and Curry are not on the list, and although James and Curry have been impeccable on paper, the team's record is not satisfactory, which affects their selection. In addition, Butler, Jaylen Brown and others were also undrafted, the former was absent for a long time due to injury, and the latter was affected by Tatum to share the vote. It can be seen from the halfway selection that the competition for this year's best team is still very fierce.