On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the 2022 Cleveland All-Star bench roster. This means that the big 24 list of all-stars participating in this year's all-star list is officially announced, as follows:
Eastern Conference starters: DeRozan (Bulls), Trae Young (Hawks), Durant (captain, Nets), Alphabet Brother (Bucks), Embiid (Philadelphia)
Eastern Conference bench: Harden (Nets), Lavine (Bulls), Jimmy Butler (Heat), Middleton (Bucks), Tatum, VanVleet (Raptors), Garland (Cavaliers)
Western Conference starters: Curry (Warriors), Morant (Grizzlies), James (captain, Lakers), Wiggins (Warriors), Jokic (Nuggets)
Western Substitutes: Paul (Suns), Booker (Suns), Dream Green (Warriors), Towns (Timberwolves), Gobert (Jazz), Doncic (Lone Ranger), Mitchell (Jazz)
As you can see from the above list, there are four players who have been selected to the All-Star Team for the first time in their careers: Morant, Wiggins, Garland and VanVleet.
As a third-year player, Morant has performed well this season, averaging 26.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, leading the Grizzlies to the top 3 in the West as a dark horse.
Wiggins' selection as a Western Conference starter is somewhat controversial, and his season average of 18.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game is not a stunning, nor is it his new career high. Therefore, many fans believe that Wiggins's selection is still somewhat stained with the light of multiple strikers injuries. However, in the end, he can be selected as an All-Star, and Wiggins naturally has some superiority. His 2.3 three-pointers and 41.6 percent are career highs, and the Warriors can return to the west's strong teams, and his performance is indispensable. After all, there is no strong strength, and no matter how many injuries there are, players cannot be selected.
Garland is also a third-year player, and his performance this season has been remarkable. He averaged 19.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, leading the Cavaliers to a piece of the top six in the competitive East. If the Grizzlies are the biggest dark horse in the West, then the biggest dark horse in the East is none other than the Cavaliers, all of which are inseparable from Garland's excellent performance. This year, he also made his All-Star debut at home, which is of great significance.
VanVleet is arguably the most inspirational All-Star player of the year. He became the fourth all-time loser to be named an All-Star, with the top three being Stax, Brad Miller and Ben Wallace. After Lowry's departure, VanVleet became the new King of the North and led the team back to the playoffs. VanVleet's rise from championship guard to top-paid All-Star in just three years is an inspirational model. The Raptors are currently no. 7 in the East, just 1.5 wins away from the No. 6 Nets, and VanVleet is expected to lead the team to a higher ranking.
The biggest winner of this year's All-Star is the Warriors, with all three members of the team selected for the All-Star team, with Curry and Wiggins as the starters and Dream Green as the bench. This is the fifth time since Kerr has coached the Warriors that the Warriors have been named an All-Star, and this is only Kerr's 8th season in charge of the Warriors, which shows the sharpness. Unfortunately, due to his back injury, Dream Green has made sure he won't play in this year's All-Star Game.
Since someone is selected, someone must lose, and the Hornets star Ramello Ball has become the biggest missing pearl. He once rushed to the top of the national hot search, and many fans were upset with him. Three goals this season averaged 19.7 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game, undoubtedly crushing Middleton from the performance point of view. However, Middleton was selected as a striker, and the three-goal was a defender, and the two actually clashed in position, which can only be said that the competition for defenders in the East is too fierce.
In addition, thick eyebrows are also the pearls of the failure to be an All-Star. Healthy thick eyebrows have always been the league's all-star level interior line, and he has shown great dominance on the inside line after his comeback, playing Embiid in the box. Many fans have questioned the low number of appearances of thick eyebrows, and the Lakers have only played 31 of their previous 52 games. But in fact, thick eyebrows did not miss too many games than the selected Dream Green, who played 33 games in 52 games played by the Warriors (Klay's 0.1 seconds on the court was negligible). Therefore, the small number of appearances should not be a reason to hinder the selection of thick eyebrows.
Although the 24-man roster is out, the final lineup of the All-Star Game is still not fully determined. Due to Durant's injury, there is a high probability that he will not play in the All-Star Game, and Dream Green is also absent due to injury. So the NBA president will personally select two players to replace them. This makes the All-Star roster suspenseful, and players such as three-goal, thick eyebrows, Jarrett Allen, and Dezhangtai Murray are expected to catch the last train of the All-Stars. In the final list of All-Stars, there are still two major suspense.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)