As selected by a nationwide panel of 76 media members, with total points and first-team votes in parentheses:
FIRST TEAM
Forward | Larry Bird, Boston, 151 (75)
Forward | Bernard King, New York, 113 (43)
Center | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, L.A. Lakers, 116 (52)
Guard | Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers, 148 (72)
Guard | Isiah Thomas, Detroit, 126 (53)
SECOND TEAM
Forward | Julius Erving, Philadelphia, 80 (24)
Forward | Adrian Dantley, Utah, 53 (7)
Center | Moses Malone, Philadelphia, 75 (20)
Guard | Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee, 93 (27)
Guard | Jim Paxson, Portland, 21