The East-West All-Star starting list is out, with the Eastern Conference All-Star starts for Durant, Alphabet Brother, Embiid, DeRozan and Trae Young, and the Western All-Star starters for James, Curry, Jokic, Wiggins and Morant. In short, after watching the East-West All-Star starting list, American journalist Tim Reynolds decisively fought for the East-West No. 1. He said on his social media that the Heat, who finished No. 1 in the East and the Suns, who finished No. 1 in the West, did cause controversy between the two teams that did not have All-Star starters.
The Heat is a grassroots player system, which we all know very well, the star Butler is also a star from the bottom, not to mention the amazing performance of those who lost the draft, but the Heat can reach the top of the East No. 1, indeed have their basketball culture included, Butler should be worthy of an Eastern Conference All-Star starter, in fact, Butler was selected as an Eastern All-Star bench is not bad, because Harden also lost the All-Star starter, it can be seen that the East's All-Star starting competition is very fierce, because Durant, Alphabet Brother and Embiid are both ironclad lists, DeRozan and Trae Young also have their own advantages, and the Bulls' record is not bad, only Trae Young is debatable!
Back on the Western Conference All-Star starting list, no wonder Wiggins caused controversy, because the Suns are not only the No. 1 team in the West, but also the top of the league's record list, and the Suns and the Warriors have opened a 3.5-game difference, and the record list belongs to the Suns that are fault-type leading, and there is no star selected for the Western Conference All-Star Starters?
Ayton may be almost on fire, but why can't the old Paul and the rising Booker get an All-Star starting list? The reason is that Paul and Booker are both defenders, these two positions are controlled by Curry and Morant, it is true that Paul and Booker suffered losses, and the controversial Wiggins ate the dividends of the lack of star flavor in the frontcourt.
American reporters also posted the data of Wiggins and Alexander, indicating that Wiggins was selected for the All-Star starting list, but such a controversy is understandable, because Alexander wants to be selected for the West is all starting guards, I am afraid that Paul and Booker are more matched, the problem is that Curry and Morant are in front, they are helpless to retire to the All-Star bench position, but Paul and Booker are also worthy of the All-Star starting list, but there are only two defenders, and it may not be wrong to choose anyone, including lone ranger star Doncic.
Wiggins can be selected is indeed the lack of stars in the Western Frontcourt, or that there are too many defender stars in this era, and the crotch performance of the thick eyebrow brother this season is destined to be the Western Conference All-Star starter, so James occupies a place in the front court, and there is a quota for whom? Either Wiggins or the Warriors chase the dream, the remaining frontcourt stars in the West, I am afraid that they are not qualified, who to choose is controversial, then Wiggins selected for the All-Star starting list is not a good choice, because do not forget that the Warriors are also the 2nd team in the West, and the role of Wiggins is also very obvious.
Of course, the no. 1 team in the East and West has no star selected as an All-Star starter, which is not unique to this season, because the selection of stars requires a combination of personal strength and popularity, Trae Young is a good case, who let Harden's data decline this season?