On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA announced the all-star substitute lineup. Western Substitutes: Doncic, Booker, Gobert, Dream chaser, Mitchell, Paul and Towns! Previously announced Western Conference starts: James, Curry, Jokic, Wiggins and Morant! This is the third consecutive year that Booker has been named an All-Star, and the first time he has not been selected to replace an injured player.
Eastern Conference All-Star benches: Butler, Garland, Harden, LaVine, Middleton, Tatum and Van Jordan! Previously announced Eastern Conference starts: Durant, Alphabet Brother, Embiid, DeRozan and Trae Young! Van Jordan became the fourth NBA to be named to the All-Star Regular Game in the past 30 years, after the previous three being Stax, Brad Miller and Big Ben.
Perkins wrote: "VanVleet's first all-Star selection is the biggest highlight of this list! Thomas Jr. wrote, "Fight for the little people!" So happy for you, bro! So far this season, Van Jordan has averaged 21.5 points, 4.7 boards, 7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He shot 42 percent from the field and 39 percent from three-point range. Points, rebounds and assists are career highs!
In addition to Van Jordan, Cavaliers guard Garland was named to the All-Star Regular For the first time in his career. He became the first Cavaliers player to be named an All-Star after James and Love in 2018. Garland has averaged 19.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.2 assists so far this season, and the Cavaliers are currently fifth in the East with 31 wins and 21 losses, just 0.5 wins from the fourth-place Bucks.
Durant is the Eastern Conference captain and wants to broadcast the selection, but he has confirmed that he missed the All-Star game due to injury, which is also the third consecutive year that KD has missed the All-Star. The Nets' contract with Durant has a bonus clause, and as long as he is selected as an All-Star, whether he plays or not, he will receive a $1.1 million bonus. The Nets are currently sixth in the East with 29 wins and 22 losses.
The Timberwolves of that year: Wiggins, Towns and LaVine were all selected as All-Stars, The Mouth Brother was the starter, and LaVine and Downs were the substitutes. Wiggins is averaging 18.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1 steal this season; LaVine is averaging 24.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game; And towns is averaging 24.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game! Scattered is full of stars...
Looking at the Western Conference All-Star lineup, Thick Brow's record of being an All-Star for eight consecutive years has been interrupted, and he can be selected every season from 2013 to 2021. Dream Green revealed that he has an injury and will not play in the All-Star, hoping that spurs' Dezhangtai Murray can replace him in the selection. In the end, which player replaces Green, the NBA has to decide.
Thick Brow has only played 31 games this season, averaging 23.4 points, 9.7 boards, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, shooting 52.5% from the field and 18% from three-point range. Muri played in 45 games for the Spurs, averaging 19.6 points, 8.5 boards, 9.1 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting 45% from the field and 31.1% from three-point range. Points, rebounds and assists are career highs.
It was Doncic's third all-Star in his career, and he also became the seventh player in NBA history to accomplish that feat before the age of 23. The previous six were "Smiling Assassin" Thomas, O'Neill, Bryant, James, Irving and Thick Brow. From this record, you can also see how fierce the thick eyebrows were at that time!
Finally back to that All-Star roster, which player lost the most, which one makes you feel the most regret?